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Webster 1913 Edition
Chive
Chive
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A filament of a stamen.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Chive
CHIVE
, N. A SPECIES OF SMALL ONION.Definition 2024
chive
chive
See also: chivé
English
Noun
chive (plural chives)
- A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
- (in plural chives) The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
Translations
plant
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chives: herb
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See also
- Allium schoenoprasum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Allium schoenoprasum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- chives on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- chive at USDA Plants database
- Chinese chives
- scallion
- shallot
- spring onion
References
- “chive” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
Spanish
Verb
chive