A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.
A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch
simple past tense of cleave
The flower of this plant.
A plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation.