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clove

[klohv] / kloʊv /








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An illustration shows middle C having the scent of a rose; the C two octaves higher, jasmine; in the rumbly bass, clove and vanilla.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

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

Slice apples and roast them with avocado oil, brown sugar, and enough baking spices to make your kitchen smell like fall—cinnamon, cardamom, clove and ginger are all fair game.

From Salon May 6, 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

So close was the ookpick, the white owl of the north, that she could see the clove markings on his wings and the dense white feathers that covered his legs and feet.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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