Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Topic: COOKING

Sense: 1
Origin: Old English clufu
Sense: 2
Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: clou (de girofle) 'nail of clove', from Latin clavus 'nail'

clove

1 noun
     
clove
clove1 [countable]
1HBPDFC one of the separate parts that form a garlic plant:
2HBPDFC a black spice (=something used to give a special taste to food) with a strong sweet smell
Definition of clove from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic COOKING
Word of the Day
The COOKING
Word of the Day is:
strain

Other related topics