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Definitions of chives in various dictionaries:
noun - perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
noun - cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning
noun - perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
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| Related to onions, these are chopped, added to sour cream & put on baked potatoes |
| They're often teamed with sour cream, as seen here |
| Onion relative to go with sour cream on top of your baked potato |
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| Plural form of chive. |
| a small Eurasian plant related to the onion, with purple-pink flowers and long tubular leaves which are used as a culinary herb. |
| A small Eurasian plant related to the onion, with purple-pink flowers and long tubular leaves which are used as a culinary herb. |
| cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning |
| perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning |
| the long, thin leaves of a plant with purple flowers, used in cooking to give a flavour similar to onions: |
| a plant with long, thin leaves, or the leaves when cut into small pieces and used in cooking to give a flavor similar to onions |
| Chives description |
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| Chives, scientific name Allium schoenoprasum, is an edible species of the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and Chinese onion.A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.A. schoenoprasum is the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old Worlds.Chives are a commonly used herb and can be found in grocery stores or grown in home gardens. In culinary use, the scapes and the unopened, immature flower buds are diced and used as an ingredient for fish, potatoes, soups, and other dishes. The edible flowers can be used in salads. Chives have insect-repelling properties that can be used in gardens to control pests.The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. It was rated in the top 10 for most nectar production (nectar per unit cover per year) in a UK plants survey conducted by the AgriLand project which is supported by the UK Insect Pollinators Initiative. |