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What is the noun for clove?

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clove
  1. (uncountable, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
  2. (countable) A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.
  3. (countable) An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “I handed her a clove of the dental floss, as she needed just a small section to use.”
clove
  1. Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I handed her a clove of the dental floss, as she needed just a small section to use.”
clove
  1. (geography) A narrow valley with steep sides, used in areas of North America first settled by the Dutch
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I handed her a clove of the dental floss, as she needed just a small section to use.”
cloves
  1. plural of clove
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    1. “On a big chopping board, smash the garlic cloves with the flat of a big knife.”
      “The concoction is made from boiling certain plants and roots found around his home, ranging from wild ginger, turmeric, to salam leaf and cloves.”
      “Wet spices like shallots, ginger and garlic are balanced against dry ones like coriander, cumin, cinnamon and cloves.”
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