CHIVE


Meaning of CHIVE in English

/chuyv/ , n.

a small bulbous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the leek and onion, having long, slender leaves that are used as a seasoning.

[ 1350-1400; ME cive chive, OF cive caepa onion ]

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