| 释义 |
Noun: clove klowv- Aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
- Moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
- clove tree, Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromaticum, Eugenia caryophyllatum - One of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
- garlic clove - Spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
Verb: cleave (clove,cloven, also cleaved,cleft) kleev- Separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
"cleave the bone"
- split, rive [archaic] - Make by cutting into
"The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" - Come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- cling, adhere, stick, cohere
Derived forms: cloves See also: cleavage, cleaver, cleft Type of: adjoin, ail, contact, create, flower bud, garlic, make, meet, spice, spice tree, tear, touch Part of: genus Syzygium, Syzygium Encyclopedia: Cleave Clove |