CHIVE


Meaning of CHIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchīv ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cepa onion

Date: 14th century

: a perennial plant ( Allium schoenoprasum ) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning ; also : its leaves — usually used in plural; compare garlic chive

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