Chive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A Eurasian bulbous herb (Allium schoenoprasum) in the lily family, having clusters of usually pink to rose-violet flowers and cultivated for its long, slender, hollow leaves. Often used in the plural.
  • n. The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A plant that is perennial (Allium schoenoprasum), related to the onion.
  • n. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A filament of a stamen.
  • n. A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc.
  • n. the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A piece cut off.
  • n. In botany, the filament which supports the anther of a flower; a stamen.
  • n. Same as cive.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
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