noun
- a dried flower bud of an evergreen tree, used as a spice
- one of the small sections that make up a bulb of garlic
verb
- past tense of cleave; split or divided
Usage: archaic
Examples
- She added whole cloves to the mulled wine for extra flavor.
- The recipe calls for two cloves of garlic, minced.
- Ground cloves give the cookies a warm, spicy taste.
- Peel and chop three cloves of garlic for the sauce.
- The ham was studded with cloves before baking.
- He separated each clove from the garlic bulb.
- The ancient tree had clove in two during the storm.