clove
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Great British Chefs specified that tonka’s “most distinctive feature” is their “enormous potency — heady vanilla flavours, with oily clove aromas, and perfumed magnolia, sandalwood notes.”
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
One woman arrived with a clove of garlic and placed it down on the table before she started talking.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024
This is not the first time that the orange juice industry has had to contend with clove odor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
Craig Nielsen, co-owner of Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, based in Illinois, said that he sells Mexico’s vanilla to buyers who prefer its “spicy note,” which he compared to clove or nutmeg.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2024
Anyone with access to a compass and a clove of garlic could perform their own test, which is why the unmaking of the old ‘fact’ was so important.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
