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chive

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
chive 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈchīv\
Function:
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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