'Chive' definitions:
Definition of 'chive'
(from WordNet)
noun
Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning [syn: chives, chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum]
Definition of 'Chive'
From: GCIDE
- Chive \Chive\, n. (Bot.) A filament of a stamen. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] chive
Definition of 'chive'
From: GCIDE
- chive \chive\, chives \chives\, n. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.] (Bot.) A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive.]
- Syn: chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum. [1913 Webster]
- 2. the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning. [WordNet 1.5]