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Meaning of clove | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree
  2. A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice
  3. An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone
  4. One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb
  5. simple past of cleave

Translations

Español clavo

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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