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CHIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Synonyms:
Allium schoenoprasum; chive; chives; cive; schnittlaugh
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chive" is a kind of...):
alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)
Meronyms (parts of "chive"):
chives (cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning)
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