CLOVE
Scrabble letter values: C3L1O1V4E1 = 10
Definition
- noun aromatic flower bud of a clove tree.
- 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.
Examples
- “yields a spice”
- “used whole or ground”
- “The wings cleaved the foggy air.”