Real Dictionary

clove
variable noun: Cloves are small dried flower buds used as a spice.

clove in American English 1
the dried flower bud of a tropical evergreen tree ( Eugenia aromatica) of the myrtle family, originally native to the East Indies: used as a pungent, fragrant spice
noun: the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice

clove in American English 2
a segment of a bulb, as of garlic
noun: one of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a mother bulb, as in garlic

clove in American English 3
cleave1
verb

clove in American English 4
noun: a British unit of weight for wool, cheese, etc., usually equivalent to 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms)

clove in British English 1
noun: a tropical evergreen myrtaceous tree, Syzygium aromaticum, native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere, esp Zanzibar

clove in British English 2
noun: any of the segments of a compound bulb that arise from the axils of the scales of a large bulb

clove in British English 3
verb