'Clove camphor' definitions:
Definition of 'Clove camphor'
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- 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 aromatica syn. {Caryophullus aromatica}), a native of the Molucca Isles. [1913 Webster]
- Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.
- Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant self-colored carnation. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'clove camphor'
From: GCIDE
- Eugenin \Eu"ge*nin\, n. (Chem.) A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of cloves; -- called also clove camphor. [1913 Webster]