Word Meaning

cloves definition and meaning

of Cleave
imp. Cleft.
v. t. A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
n. A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.
n. One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.
n. A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.

Crossword clues for cloves

- A dried bulb
- A small bulb
- Bulb segment
- Garlic segment
- Pungent bulb segment
- Pungent spice bud
- Segment of a bulb of garlic
- Segment of garlic from leading chef, with love
- Spice bud
- Curried flavour