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Webster 1913 Edition

chives

chive

,

chives

,
Noun.
[F.
cive
, fr. L.
cepa
,
caepa
, onion. Cf.
Cives
,
Cibol
.]
(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.
[Written also
cive
.]

Syn. – chive, cive, schnittlaugh,
Allium schoenoprasum
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chives

CHIVES

,
Noun.
plu.
In botany, slender threads or filaments in the blossoms of plants. [See Stamen.]

Definition 2025

chives

chives

See also: chivés

English

Noun

chives

  1. plural of chive

Spanish

Verb

chives

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of chivar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of chivar.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪvz

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