| Noun | 1. | clove - aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spiceclove - spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground flower bud - a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop | |
| 2. | clove - moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of clovesgenus Syzygium, Syzygium - a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere clove - aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice spice tree - tree bearing aromatic bark or berries | |
| 3. | clove - one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulbail, garlic - aromatic bulb used as seasoning | |
| 4. | clove - spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or groundspice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food clove - aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice | |