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Pronunciation
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Noun
clove (plural cloves)

1. A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. Caryophullus aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.
2. any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic
3. an old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds; half a stone.

#:Quotations
#:*1866: By a statute of 9 Hen. VI. it was ordained that the wey of cheese should contain 32 cloves of 7 lbs. each, i.e. 224 lbs., or 2 cwts. — James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 169.

Translations
trans-top|spice
Bosnian: karanfili�#Bosnian|karanfili� m
Croatian: klin�i�#Croatian|klin�i� m
Czech: h�ebí�ek m
Finnish: mausteneilikka
French: clou de girofle m
German: Gewürznelke f
Italian: chiodo di garofano m
Norwegian: Nellikspiker m
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Russian: гвоздика (gvozdíka) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ка�ан�или�#Serbian|ка�ан�или� m
:Latin: karanfili�#Serbian|karanfili� m
Spanish: clavo de olor m; clavo m
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trans-top|bulb of garlic
Bosnian: �ehno#Bosnian|�ehno n, �esno#Bosnian|�esno n
Croatian: �ešanj#Croatian|�ešanj m
Czech: stroužek m
Danish: fed n
Finnish: kynsi
French: gousse
Italian: spicchio m
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Norwegian: fedd n
Russian: дол�ка �е�нока (dól�ka �esnoká) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �е�но#Serbian|�е�но n, �е�но#Serbian|�е�но n
:Latin: �esno#Serbian|�esno n, �ehno#Serbian|�ehno n
Spanish: diente m
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trans-top|measure
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Etymology
From Old French clou (de girofle), meaning "nail" for its shape; this from Latin clavus (nail).

Verb
clove

1. Past participle of cleave

See also
garlic

Category:Spices and Herbs
Category:Units of measure

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