clove

1. (countable, uncountable)A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

   Gewürznelke

   гвозди́каgvozdíka

   гвозди́каhvozdýka

   aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice

2. (countable)A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.

   гвозди́чное де́ревоgvozdíčnoje dérevo

3. (countable)An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.

4. One of the small bulbs that make up the large, compound bulb in garlic, shallots, or similar plants.

   clove of garlic, garlic clove, clove of a sea-onion, clove of shallot, cloves of bulbs

   Zehe, Knoblauchzehe

   one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb

5. (Northeastern, US)A narrow valley with steep sides.

6. (archaic)A segment or natural division of a fruit.

1. Tom was smoking a hand-rolled clove cigarette.

   deTom rauchte eine handgerollte Nelkenzigarette.

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2. I don't know how to tie a clove hitch.

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3. Is eating a clove of garlic every day beneficial to your health?

   ruПолезно ли для здоровья съедать каждый день зубчик чеснока?

   deIst es gut für die Gesundheit jeden Tag eine Knoblauchzehe zu essen?

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4. Spices such as cloves came from the Spice Islands.

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5. He gave me 12 cloves of garlic.

   ruОн дал мне двенадцать зубчиков чеснока.

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