cloves

noun

1. 1.A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
2. 2.A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
3. 3.An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
4. 4.Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic.
5. 5.A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch