Search Result for "allium schoenoprasum":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning;
[syn: chives, chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

chive \chive\, chives \chives\, n. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.] (Bot.) A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive.] Syn: chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum. [1913 Webster] 2. the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Allium schoenoprasum n 1: perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning [syn: chives, chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum]