Definitions of clove:

• noun:   spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
• noun:   one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
• noun:   moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
• noun:   aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice