/kləʊv/
noun
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.