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Meaning of cloves

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cloves

Pronunciation:/kləʊvz//kloʊvz/

noun

Definitions

  1. A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

  2. A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.

  3. An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.

noun

Definitions

  1. Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic.

noun

Definitions

  1. A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch