cloves is a form of:

Clove



noun
1.
(The dried flower bud of a tropical evergreen tree, used as spice or in medicine) ផ្កាក្លាំងពូ (គ្រឿងទេស)
Example: Udom clove the log with ar ax.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.
2.
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles.
3.
One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.
4.
A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of wool, about seven pounds.
1.
Cleft