| Noun | 1. | clove tree - 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 | |