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clove

1. clove \'klo-v\ n [ME, fr. OE clufu; akin to OE cle-ofan to split] : one 
   of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large b ulb
2. clove  past of CLEAVE 
3. clove \'klo-v\ n [alter. of ME clowe, fr. OF clou (de girofle), lit., 
   nail of]clove, fr. L clavus nail : the dried flower bud of a tropical tree 
   (Eugenia aromatica) of the  myrtle family; also : this tree