Read the dictionary definition of clove. All definitions for this word.
1. spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground
2. one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb
3. moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves
4. aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice