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(noun) spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground |
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Related Words: spice |
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(noun) one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb |
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Synonyms: garlic clove |
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Related Words: ail, garlic |
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(noun) moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves |
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Synonyms: Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum, clove tree |
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Related Words: spice tree |
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| 4. |
(noun) aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice |
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Related Words: flower bud |
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