clove

clove
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clove [1] ► NOUN 1) the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, used as a pungent aromatic spice. 2) (oil of cloves) an aromatic oil extracted from these buds and used for the relief of dental pain. 3) (also clove pink or clove gillyflower) a clove-scented pink which is the original type from which the carnation and other double pinks have been bred.
ORIGIN from Old French clou de girofle, 'nail of gillyflower' (from its shape), GILLYFLOWER(Cf. ↑gillyflower) being originally the name of the spice and later applied to the similarly scented pink.
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clove [2] ► NOUN ▪ any of the small bulbs making up a compound bulb of garlic, shallot, etc.
ORIGIN Old English, related to CLEAVE(Cf. ↑cleave).

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