: a perennial plant (Allium schoenoprasum) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning
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Caviar service comes with latkes, toast points, everything bun, crème fraiche, diced shallots, egg whites, egg yolks, and chives.
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Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Garlic chives have white flowers while onion chives’ flowers are pink.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
His dish keeps being sent back: Chop the chives finer.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
As a final touch, the Iowa Twinkie is wrapped in bacon and seasoned with ranch and chives.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
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Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Garlic chives have white flowers while onion chives’ flowers are pink.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
His dish keeps being sent back: Chop the chives finer.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
As a final touch, the Iowa Twinkie is wrapped in bacon and seasoned with ranch and chives.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
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“Chive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chive. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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chive
noun
: an herb related to the onion and having leaves used as a seasoning
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