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ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Allium schoenoprasum mean?
• ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM (noun)
The noun ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM has 1 sense:
1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Familiarity information: ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Allium schoenoprasum; chive; chives; cive; schnittlaugh
Hypernyms ("Allium schoenoprasum" is a kind of...):
alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)
Meronyms (parts of "Allium schoenoprasum"):
chives (cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning)
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