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CHINESE CHIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinese chive mean?
• CHINESE CHIVE (noun)
The noun CHINESE CHIVE has 1 sense:
1. a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
Familiarity information: CHINESE CHIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Allium tuberosum; Chinese chive; garlic chive; Oriental garlic
Hypernyms ("Chinese chive" is a kind of...):
alliaceous plant (bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)
Meronyms (parts of "Chinese chive"):
garlic chive (large flat leaves used as chive is used)
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