chive

Meaning

Noun

1. A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
2. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
3. (obsolete) The style and stigma of a flower, especially saffron.
4. The spring onion; The green onion; the scallion.

Verb

1. To stab.
2. To cut.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃaɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English chive~cyve, from Old French chive~cive, from Latin cēpa (“onion”).