noun moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves.
— synonyms: clove_tree, Syzygium_aromaticum, Eugenia_aromaticum, Eugenia_caryophyllatum
noun one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb.
— synonyms: garlic_clove
noun spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree.