: a perennial plant (Allium schoenoprasum) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning
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Do you want chives on your baked potato?
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Garlic Garlic is a vegetable in the same plant family as onions, chives, and leeks. —
Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026 For example, a 57 gram caviar service (served with chips, crème fraîche and chives) and shrimp cocktail from Santa Monica Seafood. —Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Lunch opens with an aged white tea scented with orange peel and red dates prepared by one of the restaurant’s tea sommeliers, followed by a trio of precise appetizers, including a silky square of chicken topped with a carpet of impossibly finely cut chives. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The rich buttermilk ranch dressing is brightened by fresh lemon juice and zest, which balances the tang of buttermilk and sour cream with the savory herb notes of chives and basil. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chive
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Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026 For example, a 57 gram caviar service (served with chips, crème fraîche and chives) and shrimp cocktail from Santa Monica Seafood. —Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Lunch opens with an aged white tea scented with orange peel and red dates prepared by one of the restaurant’s tea sommeliers, followed by a trio of precise appetizers, including a silky square of chicken topped with a carpet of impossibly finely cut chives. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The rich buttermilk ranch dressing is brightened by fresh lemon juice and zest, which balances the tang of buttermilk and sour cream with the savory herb notes of chives and basil. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chive
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“Chive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/chive. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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chive
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: an herb related to the onion and having leaves used as a seasoning
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