noun

chive

chive

Sprinkle some chopped chives on the soup.

Sprinkle some chopped chives on the soup.

chives (plural noun) a type of small onion with long, thin green leaves He added chives to the salad.

Synonyms: scallion, leek, spring onion

From Old French 'cive', from Latin 'cepa' meaning 'onion'.

Imagine a bee hive that smells of onions, because it's full of chives.

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