clove camphor

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clove camphor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eugenin \Eu"ge*nin\, n. (Chem.)
     A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of
     cloves; -- called also 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.
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     Clove camphor. (Chem.) See Eugenin.
  
     Clove gillyflower, Clove pink (Bot.), any fragrant
        self-colored carnation.
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