1[countable, uncountable]the dried flower of a tropical tree, used in cooking as a spice, especially to give flavour to sweet foods. Cloves look like small nails.2[countable]a garlic clove| a clove of garlicone of the small separate sections of a bulb (= the round underground part) of garlicUse one crushed clove of garlic. see also cleaveverb
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