Definition of clove

• - of Cleave
• imp. - Cleft.
• v. t. - A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
• n. - A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.
• n. - One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.
• n. - A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.