chive

chive

C0311500 (chīv)n.1. often chives A bulbous herb (Allium schoenoprasum) native to Eurasia, having clusters of usually pink to rose-violet flowers and cultivated for its long, slender, hollow leaves.2. chives The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.

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[Middle English chive, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin cēpa, onion.]

chive

(tʃaɪv) n (Plants) a small Eurasian purple-flowered alliaceous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, whose long slender hollow leaves are used in cooking to flavour soups, stews, etc. Also called: chives [C14: from Old French cive, ultimately from Latin caepa onion]

chive

(tʃaɪv)

n. a small bulbous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the leek and onion, having long slender leaves used as a flavoring. [1350–1400; Middle English cive < Anglo-French chive, Old French cive « Latin caepa onion]

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chive - perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoningAllium schoenoprasum, chives, cive, schnittlaughchives - cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoningalliaceous plant - bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor

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