Clove (disambiguation)

Clove (disambiguation)

Cloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae.

Clove may also refer to:

  • A segment of a bulb (head) of garlic
  • A steep valley (from the Dutch kloof)
  • Anything which has been rent, for example the Clove Stone on Mt Tongariro
  • An old English measure of weight, equal to about seven pounds of wool or about eight pounds of cheese (usually Mild Cornish Cheddar)
  • Kreteks or clove cigarettes, Indonesian cigarettes made with a complex blend of tobacco, cloves and a flavoring 'sauce'
  • Clove hitch, a useful kind of knot'
  • A character and main antagonist in The Hunger Games
  • Clove (ship), a ship captained by John Saris, which made the first English voyage to Japan
  • Clove Brook, a stream in New Jersey

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