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Clove gillyflower Clove Clove, n. [OE. clow, fr. F. clou nail, clou de girofle a
clove, lit. nail of clove, fr. L. clavus nail, perh. akin to
clavis key, E. clavicle. The clove was so called from its
resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit.
herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. Cloy.]
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of
the clove tree (Eugenia, or Caryophullus, aromatica), a
native of the Molucca Isles.
Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.
Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant
self-colored carnation.
Gillie Gilly Gillie Gilly Gil"lie Gil"ly, n. [Gael. gille, giolla, boy,
lad.]
A boy or young man; a manservant; a male attendant, in the
Scottish Highlands. --Sir W. Scott.
