Chive
[chahyv] /tʃaɪv/
noun
1.
a small bulbous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the leek and onion, having long, slender leaves that are used as a seasoning.
/tʃaɪv/
noun
1.
a small Eurasian purple-flowered alliaceous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, whose long slender hollow leaves are used in cooking to flavour soups, stews, etc Also called chives
n.
c.1400, from Old North French chive (Old French, Modern French cive, 13c.), from Latin cepa “onion” (see onion).
Related Terms
shiv
modifier
: something better than shitwork jobs
noun
Menial and tedious work; degrading routine work; scut work: the boredom, the shitwork, the perpetual deadlines (1960s+)
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