Clove vs. Garlic

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

Clovenoun

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

Garlicnoun

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

Clovenoun

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

Garlicverb

To flavour with garlic

Clovenoun

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

Garlicnoun

bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves

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Clovenoun

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

Garlicnoun

aromatic bulb used as seasoning

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

Clovenoun

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

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