Chives, Charente-Maritime — Chives … Wikipedia
Chives (disambiguation) — Chives may refer to: Chives (Allium schoenoprasum), a member of the onion family (Alliaceae) grown for their leaves, which are used as a condiment Garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), also known as Chinese chives, popular in Asian cuisine Chives, a… … Wikipedia
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chives — [tʃaıvz] n [plural] the long thin green leaves of a plant with purple flowers. Chives taste like onion and are used in cooking … Dictionary of contemporary English
chives — [chīvz] pl.n. 〚ME cive < OFr < L cepa, onion〛 [sometimes with sing. v.] a hardy, perennial herb ( Allium schoenoprasum) of the lily family, with small, slender, hollow leaves having a mild onion odor: used to flavor soups, stews, etc. * * * … Universalium
chives — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ a small plant with long tubular leaves used as a culinary herb. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin cepa onion … English terms dictionary
chives — [chīvz] pl.n. [ME cive < OFr < L cepa, onion] [sometimes with sing. v.] a hardy, perennial herb ( Allium schoenoprasum) of the lily family, with small, slender, hollow leaves having a mild onion odor: used to flavor soups, stews, etc … English World dictionary
Chives — This article is about the plant Chives. For other uses, see Chives (disambiguation). Chives Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Chives — 45° 57′ 32″ N 0° 07′ 33″ W / 45.9589, 0.1258 … Wikipédia en Français
chives — noun 1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning • Syn: ↑chive, ↑cive, ↑schnittlaugh, ↑Allium schoenoprasum • Hypernyms: ↑alliaceous plant 2. cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion flavored seasoning … Useful english dictionary
chives — chive chive, chives chives, n. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
government]Usage archives—archive. The use of this word in the singular may be said largely to have disappeared from English in the 1800's, but examples of the singular survive in certain proper names (Bettmann Archive) and in literature, especially when reference is made to a particular document: »