Cär'/y-o-phy̆l'lus, n.
n. [Gr. καρυόφυλλον, from κάρυον, a nut, and φύλλον, a leaf.] (Bot.) A genus of small trees growing in the Moluccas, the dried flower-buds of which form the cloves of commerce; the clove-tree.
n. [Gr. καρυόφυλλον, from κάρυον, a nut, and φύλλον, a leaf.] (Bot.) A genus of small trees growing in the Moluccas, the dried flower-buds of which form the cloves of commerce; the clove-tree.