Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bulbous herb (Allium schoenoprasum) native to Eurasia, having clusters of usually pink to rose-violet flowers and cultivated for its long, slender, hollow leaves.
- noun The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A piece cut off.
- noun In botany, the filament which supports the anther of a flower; a stamen.
- noun Same as
cive .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.), obsolete A filament of a stamen.
- noun (Bot.) A perennial plant (
Allium Schoenoprasum ), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. - noun the bulbous herb
Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A plant that is perennial (
Allium schoenoprasum), related to the onion. - noun The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 336, October 18, 1828 Various
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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."
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Tom Sietsema 2011
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Dinner entrees run from $17 to $39 for the Rosemary Lamb Chops, grilled chops smoked à la minute with an Herb de Provence bouquet, goat cheese and chive gnocchi, with roasted eggplant with thyme and honey.
Jay Weston: Fig & Olive -- A Spectacular Addition to the L.A. Dining Scene Jay Weston 2011
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The hors d'oeuvres were pretty nifty too: including Kluger's now-famous kabocha squash and ricotta bruschetta, and egg shells filled with chive oil and smoked sturgeon foam from four-star chef Daniel Humm.
Rozanne Gold: Fast Track: Cars and Food Rozanne Gold 2011
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The Shoulder of Veal is served with chive mashed potatoes.
Jay Weston: Fig & Olive -- A Spectacular Addition to the L.A. Dining Scene Jay Weston 2011
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It comes with chive mashed potatoes drizzled with Arbequina olive oil.
Jay Weston: Fig & Olive -- A Spectacular Addition to the L.A. Dining Scene Jay Weston 2011
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I race through Times Square with half a chive cream cheese bagel in my purse, the other half in my mouth.
Megan Snedden: Dream Like New York Or Die Trying Megan Snedden 2012
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The hors d'oeuvres were pretty nifty too: including Kluger's now-famous kabocha squash and ricotta bruschetta, and egg shells filled with chive oil and smoked sturgeon foam from four-star chef Daniel Humm.
Rozanne Gold: Fast Track: Cars and Food Rozanne Gold 2011
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I race through Times Square with half a chive cream cheese bagel in my purse, the other half in my mouth.
Megan Snedden: Dream Like New York Or Die Trying Megan Snedden 2012
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The hors d'oeuvres were pretty nifty too: including Kluger's now-famous kabocha squash and ricotta bruschetta, and egg shells filled with chive oil and smoked sturgeon foam from four-star chef Daniel Humm.
Rozanne Gold: Fast Track: Cars and Food Rozanne Gold 2011
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