cravo-da-índia

ENTRY: cravo-da-índia

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CLASS: noun

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Caryophyllus aromaticus

EQUIVALENT: clove

DEFINITION: A brown dried flower bud used as a spice for flavoring savory or sweet foods and as decoration.

EXAMPLE: Decorate with 1 clove in the center of each prune to form the pupil of the eye.

SOURCE: BCJ

COMMENT: Cloves can be used ground or whole. When used whole, they should be removed before eating.

CLUSTERS: whole clove(s); ground clove(s)

SAME AS: cravo