clove (5 synonym found)

Clove has 5 synonyms. The top synonyms for clove are syzygium aromaticum, garlic clove, eugenia caryophyllatum, eugenia aromaticum, clove tree. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for clove?

A common synonym for clove is syzygium aromaticum. Other synonyms include garlic clove, eugenia caryophyllatum, eugenia aromaticum, clove tree.

How many synonyms does clove have?

Clove has 5 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does clove mean?

(n): a very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn.

Definition of clove:

(n) : a very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. Caryophullus aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles; any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic
"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."
(v) : past participle of cleave
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Definition of clove:

(n) : a very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia aromatica syn. Caryophullus aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles; any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic
"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."
(v) : past participle of cleave
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