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The clove (Eugenia aromatica) is a pink flower bud of the clove tree that turns brown when dried. Cloves have a warm, sweet, and aromatic flavor and an oily compound that is vital to their medicinal and nutritional properties.
Cloves are indigenous to the Moluccas volcanic islands of Indonesia previously known as the Spice Islands. Today Zanzibar is the largest producer of clove and are also grown commercially in the West Indies, Brazil, Pemba, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and India. <br>See also : [[Chai Tea]]