Definition of clove

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • clove is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • clove is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • clove is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of clove


  • one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. garlic clove
  • moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. clove tree
    2. eugenia aromaticum
    3. eugenia caryophyllatum
    4. syzygium aromaticum
  • aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice (noun)
  • spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground (noun)

See definition of clove in Merriam Webster