: a perennial plant (Allium schoenoprasum) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning
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This one is the ultimate comfort food, the New York strip steak oscar-style with brown butter chive gnocchi.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Scallions, chives, tomatoes, bacon, and more cheese, please!
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
With a selection from mint to chives and rosemary, the herb growing possibilities are endless with this kit.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2024
Plant the following vegetables from seed: bulb onions, shallots, leeks, chives, garlic, peas, radishes, beets, spinach, lettuce, chard, fava beans, celery, cabbage, kohlrabi and kale.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 10 Oct. 2024
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Kaila Yu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Scallions, chives, tomatoes, bacon, and more cheese, please!
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
With a selection from mint to chives and rosemary, the herb growing possibilities are endless with this kit.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2024
Plant the following vegetables from seed: bulb onions, shallots, leeks, chives, garlic, peas, radishes, beets, spinach, lettuce, chard, fava beans, celery, cabbage, kohlrabi and kale.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Chive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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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