CHIVE

chives, chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum

(noun) perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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