garlic chive

Other forms: garlic chives

Definitions of garlic chive
  1. noun
    a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
    synonyms: Allium tuberosum, Chinese chive, Oriental garlic
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    type of:
    alliaceous plant
    bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
  2. noun
    large flat leaves used as chive is used
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    type of:
    flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
    something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
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