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Meaning of 'clove' (Webster Dictionary)

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

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