原生於印尼的中型喬木物種，現今亦生長於馬達加斯加、桑吉巴、巴基斯坦、斯里蘭卡、印度以及越南。丁香的乾燥花蕾在最早期的香料貿易中舉足輕重，一般認為丁香是印尼摩鹿加群島（香料群島）的原生物種。丁香的氣味濃烈，嚐起來辛辣而刺激，乾燥的丁香花苞用於多種食物的調味，尤其是肉類與烘烤的食品。在歐洲與美國，這種香料是傳統聖誕節食物的特色香料，包括聖誕節的香料酒、南瓜派、水果蛋糕以及香料百果餡。

丁香(屬種名)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
丁子香(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
ting hsiang(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
dīng xiāng (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ding xiang (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
Syzygium aromaticum(species)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,U)
Syzygium aromaticum(species)　(P,,U,拉丁語-偏好,D,U,U)
clove(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
clove tree(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
Eugenia caryophyllata(species)　(,U,拉丁語-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Caryophyllus aromaticus(,U,拉丁語-非偏好,UF,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........活體有機體
............真核生物 (域)
................植物界 (界)
....................被子植物門 (門)
........................木蘭綱 (綱)
............................桃金孃目 (目)
................................桃金孃科 (科)
....................................蒲桃屬 (屬)
........................................丁香 (屬種名)

source plant or animal for....	丁香油
source plant or animal for....	丁香(材料名)

英文....

Species of medium-sized tree native to Indonesia, now also grown in Madagascar, Zanzibar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and Vietnam. The dried bud of was very important in the earliest spice trade and believed to be originally indigenous to the Moluccas (Spice Islands) of Indonesia. Strong of aroma and hot and pungent in taste, cloves are used to flavor many foods, particularly meats and bakery products; in Europe and the United States the spice is a characteristic flavoring in traditional Christmas holiday foods including wassail, pumpkin pie, fruit cake, and mincemeat.

丁香(屬種名)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 May 13, 2015
Syzygium aromaticum(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
.................	NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
.................	USDA Classification online (2008-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
clove(species)............	[VP]
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
.................	NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
.................	USDA Classification online (2008-)
clove tree(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
Eugenia caryophyllata(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Caryophyllus aromaticus............	[VP]
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)

Getty AAT: 300375401 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300375401
聯合目錄： 丁香 、丁子香 、ting hsiang 、dīng xiāng 、ding xiang 、Syzygium aromaticum 、clove 、clove tree 、Syzygium aromaticum 、Eugenia caryophyllata 、Caryophyllus aromaticus