DEF: A segment of a garlic bulb.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
clove (noun) one of the small bulbs (as in garlic) developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree ( syn. ) of the myrtle family that is used as a spice and is the source of an oil - Syzygium aromaticum Eugenia aromatica , also this tree