1. (noun)clove aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
2. (noun)clove, clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
3. (noun)clove, garlic clove one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlicbulb