Chive meaning

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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.
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The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.
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A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
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(in plural chives) The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
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Origin of chive

Middle English chive from Anglo-Norman from Latin cēpa onion

Sentence Examples

  • CHIVE (Allium Schoenoprasum), a hardy perennial plant, with small narrow bulbs tufted on short root-stocks and long cylindrical hollow leaves.

  • Try the smoked whale carpaccio with chive sauce and salad!

  • For me that meant grilled filet of halibut with chive mash, spinach and a parsley cream sauce.

  • roast parsnip soup with chive & Parmesan cream A very simple soup which is a winter classic.

  • M: Moroccan lamb tagine with runner beans and minted couscous; roast turbot with ceps, spinach, chive mash and beurre rouge.

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