Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cive \Cive\, n. (Bot.)
Same as {Chive}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chive \Chive\, n. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf.
{Cives}, {Cibol}.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant ({Allium Sch[oe]noprasum}), allied to the
onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written
also {cive}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cive
n : perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for
seasoning [syn: {chives}, {chive}, {schnittlaugh}, {Allium
schoenoprasum}]
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