Allspice vs. Clove

Allspice vs. Clove — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Allspice and Clove

Allspicenoun

(uncountable) A spice; the dried and ground unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica, thought to combine the flavours of several spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

Clovenoun

A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

Allspicenoun

(countable) Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree of tropical America with aromatic berries.

Clovenoun

(countable) A clove tree, of the species Syzygium aromaticum (syn. Caryophyllus aromaticus), native to the Moluccas (Indonesian islands), which produces the spice.

Allspicenoun

aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

Clovenoun

(countable) An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.

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Allspicenoun

deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States

Clovenoun

Any one of the separate bulbs that make up the larger bulb of garlic

Allspicenoun

ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves

Clovenoun

aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice

Clovenoun

moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves

Clovenoun

one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb

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Clovenoun

spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground