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chive
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What does chive mean?
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| chive - perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning | ||
| chives, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum | ||
| alliaceous plant bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor | ||
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Wiktionary 
- chive (Noun)
A plant that is perennial Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion. - chive (Noun)
In plural chives The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- chive (n.)
A filament of a stamen. - chive (n.)
A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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chive
chΔ«v, n. an herb like the leek and onion, with small, flat, clustered bulbs: a small bulb.βAlso Cive. [Fr. civeβL. cΓ¦pa, an onion.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue π
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chive
A knife, file: or saw. To chive the darbies; to file off the irons or fetters. To chive the bouhgs of the frows; to cut off women's pockets.
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π€- chive, noun, singular of chives.
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