Noun: chives chIvz
- Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
"Fresh chives garnished the creamy potato soup";
- chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum
- Cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavoured seasoning
"He snipped some chives from the garden to garnish the baked potato"
Type of: alliaceous plant, herb
Encyclopedia: Chives, Charente-Maritime