Associations to the word «Clove»

CLOVE, noun. (uncountable) (countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

CLOVE, noun. (countable) (botany) A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromatica), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.

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

CLOVE, noun. Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic

CLOVE, verb. Simple past tense of cleave

CLOVE, noun. (geography) A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch

CLOVE HITCH, noun. (nautical) a bend formed by two half hitches in opposite directions, used to make a line fast to a spar or to a larger rope; it will not slip

CLOVE HITCHES, noun. Plural of clove hitch

CLOVE HOOK, noun. An iron two-part hook, with jaws overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of sails.

CLOVE PINK, noun. A plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation.

CLOVE PINK, noun. The flower of this plant

CLOVE PINKS, noun. Plural of clove pink

CLOVE, noun. Aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice.

CLOVE, noun. Moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves.

CLOVE, noun. One of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb.

CLOVE, noun. Spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground.