cloves spice

concept · 8 mentions

A spice added to coffee

Other senses of “cloves”

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The concepts, people, and places this entity is most linked to by claims — node size is mention count, colour is type, dashed nodes are other senses of the same word.

Concept

Defining properties

are the dried flower buds of clove tree
come from East Indies, Africa, and South America
rank in value in order East Indies, Africa, South America
are dried unopened calyces or flower buds of clove tree
are chiefly distinguished by place of growth in order Penang, Bencoolen, Amboyna, and Zanzibar ⟨in commerce⟩
is much less costly than cloves allspice ⟨when used as an adulterant in ground cloves⟩
has taste resembling wild cassia ⟨Cuba⟩
has strong smell and burning taste oil of cloves
are used as substitutes for flower-buds ⟨in Brazil⟩

Perspectives

Claims grouped by the voice that makes them.

Robert O. Fielding (author)

cloves are dried unopened calyces or flower buds of clove tree
assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
Cloves are dried, unopened calyces or flower buds of the clove tree
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with an exact quote: 'Cloves are dried, unopened calyces or flower buds of the clove tree, Caryophyllus aromaticus.' The subject, predicate, and object all correspond precisely to what is written.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (no named source is provided in the passage). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage makes a definitive statement. The sentiment is neutral, matching the factual, descriptive tone of the passage. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is empty as appropriate, since the passage does not restrict the claim to a specific sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
cloves are chiefly distinguished by place of growth in order Penang, Bencoolen, Amboyna, and Zanzibar ⟨in commerce⟩
assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
In commerce they are chiefly distinguished by their place of growth and rank in the following order: Penang, Bencoolen, Amboyna, and Zanzibar
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The exact quote provided matches the passage text, confirming that cloves in commerce are chiefly distinguished by their place of growth and rank in the specified order of Penang, Bencoolen, Amboyna, and Zanzibar.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as general knowledge). The stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' since the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the informative tone of the passage. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal specification. The context 'in commerce' is accurate and properly extracted from the passage. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about how cloves are distinguished.
wild cassia has taste resembling cloves ⟨Cuba⟩
assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
its taste resembles more that of cloves than of cinnamon
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The text explicitly states that 'There is also a kind of wild cinnamon, or cassia, which grows in Cuba, but its taste resembles more that of cloves than of cinnamon.' The subject (wild cassia from Cuba), predicate (has taste resembling), and object (cloves) all match the passage exactly.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.90 pass — The claim is faithful to the passage across all qualifiers. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes the statement, not a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage directly states the comparison. Sentiment is neutral, matching the factual tone. Time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage provides no temporal information. Context is properly set to 'Cuba' as specified in the passage. The quote is verbatim and accurately supports the claim. Minor note: while the quote includes comparative language ('more that of cloves than of cinnamon'), this actually strengthens rather than weakens the claim's accuracy, as it reflects the full context of the passage's statement.
oil of cloves has strong smell and burning taste cloves
assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
the strong smell and burning taste of cloves
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Pure oil of cloves is almost colorless, with a faint yellow tinge and the strong smell and burning taste of cloves.' The exact phrase from the passage matches the claim's predicate and object.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to 'author' (passage makes no attribution to a named source). Stance is 'asserts' as appropriate for a descriptive statement. Sentiment is neutral, matching the factual tone. Time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage provides no temporal scope. Context is empty as appropriate. The quote 'the strong smell and burning taste of cloves' appears verbatim and directly supports the claim about oil of cloves possessing these characteristics.
flower-buds are used as substitutes for cloves ⟨in Brazil⟩
assertsneutralsource: spices-pg60192
In Brazil the flower-buds of the tree whose bark furnishes cloves cassia are often used as substitutes for true cloves
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage with an exact quote: 'In Brazil the flower-buds of the tree whose bark furnishes cloves cassia are often used as substitutes for true cloves.' The subject, predicate, object, and context all match the passage without any rewording or outside knowledge required.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage does not cite a named source). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the declarative framing in the passage. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual statement. The time is correctly set to null as the passage provides no temporal scope. The context 'in Brazil' accurately reflects the geographical restriction stated in the passage. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about flower-buds being used as substitutes for cloves.

Frederick B. Goddard (author)

cloves are the dried flower buds of clove tree
assertsneutralsource: general-pg50759
CLOVES are the dried flower buds of the clove tree
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — This claim is directly stated in the passage with identical wording: 'CLOVES are the dried flower buds of the clove tree.' No rewording or inference is needed; the statement appears verbatim in the text.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as a statement of fact without attribution to a named source). The stance is correctly marked as 'asserts' - the passage makes a declarative statement. The sentiment is neutral, matching the factual tone of the passage. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is empty as appropriate, since no specific sense or role restriction is given. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
cloves come from East Indies, Africa, and South America
assertsneutralsource: general-pg50759
They come from the East Indies, Africa, and South America
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'CLOVES are the dried flower buds of the clove tree. They come from the East Indies, Africa, and South America, ranking in value in the order named.' This is an exact match to the source text.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as factual information without attributing it to a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's tone. The time qualifiers are correctly null as the passage provides no temporal information. The context is appropriately empty as the passage discusses cloves without restricting to a particular sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and accurately supports the claim.
cloves rank in value in order East Indies, Africa, South America
assertsneutralsource: general-pg50759
ranking in value in the order named
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'They come from the East Indies, Africa, and South America, ranking in value in the order named.' The subject, predicate, and object all match the passage exactly without any rewording or generalization.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes this assertion). The stance is accurately marked as 'asserts' - the passage states this as fact. The sentiment is neutral, matching the informational tone. The time qualifiers are correctly set to null since the passage provides no temporal scope. The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict this to a specific sense or role. The quote 'ranking in value in the order named' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim about cloves ranking in value by origin.
allspice is much less costly than cloves cloves ⟨when used as an adulterant in ground cloves⟩
assertsneutralsource: general-pg50759
with pimento or allspice added, which latter is much less costly
judge verdicts (4)
- groundedness 0.70 pass — The passage states that pimento/allspice is 'much less costly' than cloves in the context of adulteration practices. The claim accurately reflects this comparison, though it requires minor rewording from the original phrasing where the cost comparison is embedded within a sentence about ground cloves and adulteration.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.60 fail — The quote 'which latter is much less costly' is inaccurate. The passage states 'with pimento or allspice added, which latter is much less costly,' where 'which latter' refers to pimento/allspice being added to cloves as a cheaper substitute. The quote provided omits this critical context and misrepresents the comparison. The claim inverts the relationship: the passage indicates allspice (pimento) is the cheaper alternative used to adulterate cloves, but the claim frames it as a direct comparison of intrinsic cost without capturing the adulterant context. The quote must appear verbatim and support the claim; this quote is incomplete and the context qualifier is empty when it should reflect that allspice is cheaper when used as an adulterant in clove products.
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly says that pimento or allspice is 'much less costly' when describing it as an adulterant added to ground cloves.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.80 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The quote is verbatim and supports the predicate that allspice/pimento is much less costly than cloves. However, there is a minor issue with context: the passage does not restrict this cost comparison to the specific context of 'when used as an adulterant in ground cloves.' Rather, the passage states that allspice is used as an adulterant precisely because of its cheapness ("Owing to its cheapness, it is less adulterated than other spices"), implying the cheapness is a general property, not context-specific. The context qualifier should be empty or more general (e.g., 'general comparison' or null), rather than specifying a particular adulterant role.