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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An eastern Asian herb (Allium tuberosum) having flat leaves, small white flowers, and elongated bulbs covered with a fibrous coat.
  • noun The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.

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  • noun A plant which has long, thin, white-flowering stalks, related to chives.
  • noun The garlic-flavoured leaves of this plant used as a vegetable in cooking.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun large flat leaves used as chive is used
  • noun a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum

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