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chive

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

chiven. 
     A filament of a stamen.  [1913 Webster]
chiven. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.].
  •  A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc.  [1913 Webster]
  •  the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chive, n. a small alliaceous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, having purple-pink flowers and dense tufts of long tubular leaves which are used as a herb.

Etymology
ME f. OF cive f. L cepa onion

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