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 fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
A light purple or violet colour.
Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens.
A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
Light purple or violet.
Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.