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n aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice n moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves n one of the small bulblets t…

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  1. n aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice n moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves n one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb n spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground