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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Chive

· IPA /t͡ʃaɪv/
01 n. A filament of a stamen.
  1. 1.
    A filament of a stamen.(Bot.) [Obs.]
02 n. A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are u…
  1. 1.
    A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning.
Syn. chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum.