What does Clove mean?

Definitions for Clove
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clovenoun

    aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice

  2. clove, clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatumnoun

    moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves

  3. clove, garlic clovenoun

    one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb

  4. clovenoun

    spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground

Wiktionary

  1. clovenoun

    A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch

  2. Etymology: An alteration of clowe, from the first component of clou de girofle, from clavus for its shape. Also see clava

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cloven.s. [the preterite of cleave.

  2. CLOVEnoun

    Etymology: the preterite of cleave.

    Clove seems to be the rudiment or beginning of a fruit growing upon clove-trees. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii.

    ’Tis mortal sin an onion to devour;
    Each clove of garlick is a sacred pow’r. Nahum Tate, Juven. Sat.

Wikipedia

  1. Clove

    Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, such as toothpaste, soaps, or cosmetics. Cloves are available throughout the year owing to different harvest seasons across various countries.

ChatGPT

  1. clove

    A clove is a small, aromatic dried flower bud from a tropical evergreen tree called the clove tree, used as a spice in cooking due to its sweet and slightly bitter flavor. It is native to Indonesia but is also commonly used worldwide, especially in Asian, African, and Middle Eastern cuisine. Clove can also refer to one single division of a bulb of garlic or other segmented foods.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clove

    of Cleave

  2. Clove

    cleft

  3. Cloveverb

    a cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove

  4. Clovenoun

    a very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles

  5. Clovenoun

    one of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic

  6. Clovenoun

    a weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds

  7. Etymology: [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit. herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]

Wikidata

  1. Clove

    Cloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. Cloves are native to the Maluku islands in Indonesia and used as a spice in cuisines all over the world. Cloves are harvested primarily in Indonesia, India, Madagascar, Zanzibar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. They have a numbing effect on mouth tissues. The clove tree is an evergreen that grows to a height ranging from 8–12 m, having large leaves and sanguine flowers in numerous groups of terminal clusters. The flower buds are at first of a pale color and gradually become green, after which they develop into a bright red, when they are ready for collecting. Cloves are harvested when 1.5–2 cm long, and consist of a long calyx, terminating in four spreading sepals, and four unopened petals which form a small ball in the center.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Clove

    klōv, pa.t. of Cleave.—n. Clove′-hitch (see Hitch.)

  2. Clove

    klōv, n. the unexpanded flower-bud of the clove-tree, a native of the Moluccas, used as a spice.—ns. Clove′-gill′yflower, a clove-scented species of pink; Clove′-pink, a variety of pink which has an odour like that of cloves. [Fr. clou, in full clou de girofle, nail of the girofle, so called from the shape of the bud and its stalk—L. clavus, a nail.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CLOVE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clove is ranked #102688 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Clove surname appeared 175 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Clove.

    85.7% or 150 total occurrences were White.
    10.8% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
    2.8% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Clove in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Clove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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