clove
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As written by Claire Dinhut, tonka “has a sweetness to it that resembles grassy, hay-like, fresh vanilla. However, tonka beans also give off a slightly warming and spicy aftertaste of cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.”
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
The eels are sedated using clove oil so that Dr Evans and his PhD student group can easily measure them.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
One woman arrived with a clove of garlic and placed it down on the table before she started talking.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024
Using techniques such as gas chromatography-olfactometry and aroma extract dilution analysis, the team identified the odorant 5-vinylguaiacol as the source of the off-flavor in an orange juice with a pronounced clove odor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
So King Théoden rode from Helm’s Gate and clove his path to the great Dike.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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