Clove

Morpheme

Clove

Type

free base

Denotation

dried tropical flowerbud used as a spice

Etymology

Middle English clove, from clowe; Old French clou de girofle; Latin clāvus

Evidence

clove, cloved, cloveless, cloveroot, cloves, clovetree, clovewort

Notes

clove, clavis, and clou are doublets

See Also

Clave, Clou

Homographs

Clove, Clove