Definition of Syzygium aromaticum

1. Noun. Moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves.

Exact synonyms: Clove, Clove Tree, Eugenia Aromaticum, Eugenia Caryophyllatum
Group relationships: Genus Syzygium, Syzygium
Terms within: Clove
Generic synonyms: Spice Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Syzygium Aromaticum

Syringa josikaea
Syringa josikea
Syringa persica
Syringa reticulata
Syringa villosa
Syringa vulgaris
Syriza
Syrophoenician
Syrophoenicians
Syrrhaptes
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
SysRq
Systeme International
Systeme International d'Unites
Syzygium
Syzygium aromaticum (current term)
Szczecin
Szczedrzyk
Szechuan
Szechuan pepper
Szechwan
Szechwan province
Szeged
Szell
Szent-Gyorgyi
Szilard
Szlachta
Sánchez
São Luis
São Tomé

Literary usage of Syzygium aromaticum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields ...by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"Cloves Cloves are used as a spice, and are the dried buds of the clove trees (Syzygium aromaticum). Their name comes from the Latin, "clavus," meaning "nail ..."

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