Definition of cloves

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  • cloves is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • cloves is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of cloves

  • one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. garlic clove
  • moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. clove tree
    2. eugenia aromaticum
    3. eugenia caryophyllatum
    4. syzygium aromaticum
  • aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice (noun)
  • spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground (noun)

See definition of cloves in Merriam Webster