English noun: clove | |||
1. | clove (plant) aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flower bud | ||
Part meronym | clove, clove tree, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum | ||
Substance holonym | clove | ||
2. | clove (plant) moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves | ||
Synonyms | clove tree, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spice tree | ||
Part holonym | clove | ||
Member meronym | genus Syzygium, Syzygium | ||
3. | clove (food) one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb | ||
Synonyms | garlic clove | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ail, garlic | ||
4. | clove (food) spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spice | ||
Substance meronym | clove | ||