Definition of "chive" []

• A Eurasian bulbous herb (Allium schoenoprasum) in the lily family, having clusters of usually pink to rose-violet flowers and cultivated for its long, slender, hollow leaves. Often used in the plural. (noun)
• The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning. (noun)

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• "It is supposed by some of the Welsh, and in some notes to a poem the author (Mr.P. Lewellyn) says he has been confidently assured, that the leek, as is generally supposed to be, is not the original emblem of Wales, but the sive, or chive, which is common to almost every peasant's garden."
• "Floriana's tuna tartare is strangely creamy and wan for my taste, but I polished off the paprika-spiked serving crackers referred to as "chive pancakes.""
• "I race through Times Square with half a chive cream cheese bagel in my purse, the other half in my mouth."