Definition of chive
: 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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Do you want chives on your baked potato?
Recent Examples of chive from the Web
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Plant chives in the fall -- late October through early December -- and grow them over the winter/spring for best results.
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Even some herbs including basil, chives and mint may produce flowers that can be added to arrangements.
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Season with more salt and pepper if desired and garnish with a flurry of chives, snipped with kitchen shears.
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Origin and Etymology of chive
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cepa onion
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playDefinition of chive for English Language Learners
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: a plant that is related to the onion
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chives : the long thin leaves of the chive plant that are cut into small pieces and used for flavoring food
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