: a perennial plant (Allium schoenoprasum) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning
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Do you want chives on your baked potato?
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Add chives and pepper to bacon mixture and stir to combine.
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
The same occurs when chives or green onions are tossed into a salad or stir-fry.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 28 June 2025
Sliding into spring, the toppings become lighter, fresher, and brighter bursting with mint, basil, chives, and lavender in sassy vinaigrettes and pestos.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Serve the chicken with the salad, garnished with additional chives.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
The same occurs when chives or green onions are tossed into a salad or stir-fry.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 28 June 2025
Sliding into spring, the toppings become lighter, fresher, and brighter bursting with mint, basil, chives, and lavender in sassy vinaigrettes and pestos.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Serve the chicken with the salad, garnished with additional chives.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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“Chive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chive. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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chive
noun
: an herb related to the onion and having leaves used as a seasoning
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