Clove (clove) - Clove (English spelling)

Japanese: チョウジ(丁子∥丁字) - チョウジ（英語表記）clove

An evergreen tall tree of the Myrtaceae family (illustration). Native to the Maluku Islands, it is cultivated throughout the tropics for its spicy clove aroma. In particular, the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba on the east coast of Africa account for 90% of the world's production. The tree is 4-7m tall, sometimes over 10m tall. The flowers grow in clusters at the ends of the twigs, with four white petals opening at the end of a red calyx tube. There are many stamens, and the ovary is inferior. The buds are picked shortly before they bloom and dried in the sun or over a fire. This is what is used as a spice, and because it is nail-shaped, it is named after the homonymous character for clove, and the English name clove also comes from the French word clou (nail).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フトモモ科の常緑高木（イラスト）。モルッカ諸島原産で，スパイスの丁香(丁子，クローブともいう)をとるために，熱帯各地に栽培される。とくにアフリカ東海岸のザンジバル島，ペンバ島が世界生産の9割を占める。樹高は4～7m，ときに10m以上。花は小枝の先に群がってつき，紅色の萼筒の先に4枚の白い花弁が開く。おしべは多数，子房は下位。つぼみが開花する少し前に摘みとり，天日または火力で乾燥する。これがスパイスとなるもので，その形が釘状なので同音の丁の字をあてて丁子，丁香と名づけられ，また英名のクローブcloveもフランス語のクルーclou(釘)に由来する。

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