: a perennial plant (Allium schoenoprasum) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning
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Scallions, chives, tomatoes, bacon, and more cheese, please!
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
The fall version at Cove is composed with cheese pumpkin served with mushrooms, pickled ramps and chives with traditional schnitzel sauce.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Potato, Cheddar, and Chive Bakes Starbucks' potato, cheddar, and chive bakes are low-calorie, made with eggs, cottage cheese, and cheddar cheese, all of which are high in protein.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Oct. 2025
There are sides good enough to anchor their own restaurants, like the chewy garlic-chive-and-tapioca dumplings, which are Elphaba green and served with a fiery hot soy-chile dipping sauce.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
The fall version at Cove is composed with cheese pumpkin served with mushrooms, pickled ramps and chives with traditional schnitzel sauce.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Potato, Cheddar, and Chive Bakes Starbucks' potato, cheddar, and chive bakes are low-calorie, made with eggs, cottage cheese, and cheddar cheese, all of which are high in protein.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Oct. 2025
There are sides good enough to anchor their own restaurants, like the chewy garlic-chive-and-tapioca dumplings, which are Elphaba green and served with a fiery hot soy-chile dipping sauce.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Chive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chive. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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chive
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: an herb related to the onion and having leaves used as a seasoning
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