1. (

• clove ,

) aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice ;

2. (

• clove ,
• clove_tree ,
• Syzygium_aromaticum ,
• Eugenia_aromaticum ,
• Eugenia_caryophyllatum

) moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves ;

3. (

• clove ,
• garlic_clove

) one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb ;

4. (

• clove

) spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground ;