clove
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/kləʊv/
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/kləʊv/
A clove is a dried flower bud from a tropical tree. It is used as a spice in cooking, especially in sweet dishes. It looks like a small nail.
Clove is a common ingredient in gingerbread cookies.
A clove is one of the small sections that make up a garlic bulb.
Add a clove of garlic to the soup for extra flavor.
To pierce or fasten something with a clove or a nail.
She clove the papers together with a small nail.