chive
chive
noun \ˈchīv\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
See Examples of CHIVE
- Do you want chives on your baked potato?
Origin of CHIVE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin cepa onion
First Known Use: 14th century
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