The clove of commerce is the air-dried unopened flower bud obtained from evergreen medium sized tree. The tree grows to a height of 10-12 mtrs and start flowering in about 7 years. It continues to produce flower buds for 80 or more years. It is a valuable spice of the orient. Clove clusters are plucked by hand when the buds are fully developed with a pronounced pink flush and then dried over several days in the sun. Unopened flower buds, leaves and stalks yield essential oil.
 
Indian name for Clove:
Hindi : Laung Bengali : Lawang Gujarati : Lavang Kannada : Lavanga Malayalam : Grambu Marathi : Luvang Oriya : Labang Punjabi : Laung Sanskrit : Lavanga Tamil : Kirambu, Lavangam Telugu : Lavangalu Urdu : Laung
Foreign name for Clove:
Arabic : Kabsh ,Qarunfil Chinese : Ding xiang French : Clou de girofle Indonesian : Cengkeh German : Nelke