The scientific classification for cloves is Syzygium aromaticum. The clove tree belongs to the family Myrtaceae. Clove, common name for a tropical tree of the myrtle family, and for it's dried flower buds. The clove tree is a small-to-medium size evergreen: native to the Moluccas, eastern Indonesia, it is now cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.

The leaves, flowers and bark are aromatic. The flowers are small and produced in great profusion in clusters. The ripe fruit resembles an olive in shape but is smaller. It is dark red and is sometimes sold in a dried state under the name mother clove; in this form it has an aroma and flavor similar to those of clove but much weaker. The flower buds are gathered and dried by exposure to the smoke of wood fire and to the rays of the sun.

In Indonesia, great amount of cloves are grown and imported to manufacture kretek cigarettes. South Asians love to chew betel nuts flavored with cloves. Cloves are also used for cooking in every household.
In France, an ingredient crucial to any stock is a whole onion studded with cloves. Whole cloves make lovely pomander balls; their scent can linger in the air for years. Ground cloves are used in deserts, liquors, spice cakes, mincemeat pieces, pumpkin pies, custards and fruit cakes.
Oils is obtained from cloves by repeated distilling. In dentistry, this oil is used as an anesthetic and sometimes as an antiseptic. It is also used in perfumes and soaps.

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