How many syllables in cloves?

There is 1 syllable in the word cloves.

How to pronounce cloves:

cloves (noun):: one of the small bulbs (as in garlic) developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb

clove

clove tree

eugenia aromaticum

eugenia caryophyllatum

garlic clove

syzygium aromaticum

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