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CHIVE
chives, chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum
(noun) perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chive (plural chives)
A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
(in the plural) The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
(obsolete) The style and stigma of a flower, especially saffron.
Etymology 2
Noun
chive (plural chives)
(thieves' cant) A knife.
(thieves' cant) A file.
(thieves' cant) A saw.
Verb
chive (third-person singular simple present chives, present participle chiving, simple past and past participle chived)
(thieves' cant) To stab.
(thieves' cant) To cut.
Source: Wiktionary
Chive, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A filament of a stamen. [Obs.]
Chive, n. Etym: [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.] (Bot.)
Definition: A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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