of cleave-cleft.-a cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, kaaterskill clove; stone clove.-a very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (eugenia, / caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the molucca isles.-one of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.-a weight. a clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.