CloveCloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to Indonesia and India and used as a spice in cuisine all over the world...
s are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae.
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CloveCloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to Indonesia and India and used as a spice in cuisine all over the world...
s are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae.
Clove may also refer to:
- A segment of a head of garlic
Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, and chive. Garlic has been used throughout recorded history for both culinary and medicinal purposes. It has a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that...
- A steep valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
(from the Dutch kloof)
- An old English measure of weight, equal to about seven pounds of wool or about eight pounds of cheese
- Kretek
Kretek are cigarettes made with a complex blend of tobacco, cloves and a flavoring 'sauce'. The word "kretek" itself is an onomatopoetic term for the crackling sound of burning cloves....
s or clove cigarettes, Indonesian cigarettes made with a complex blend of tobacco, cloves and a flavoring 'sauce'
- Clove hitch
The clove hitch is a type of knot. Along with the bowline and the sheet bend, is often considered one of the most essential knots. It consists of two opposed half hitches made successively around an object. It is most effective used as a crossing knot. Although it can be used as a binding knot,...
, a useful kind of knot
- Clove (ship)
The Clove was the first British trade ship to make port in Japan. Captained by John Saris, it landed at Hirado, near Nagasaki, on 12 June 1613....
, a ship captained by John SarisJohn Saris was the captain of the first English voyage to Japan, in 1613, on board The Clove. As chief factor of the British East India Company's trading post in Java, Saris' mission was primarily one of seeking trade....
, which made the first English voyage to Japan