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Definition of Garlic chive
1. Noun. A plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum.
2. Noun. Large flat leaves used as chive is used.
Group relationships: Allium Tuberosum, Chinese Chive, Oriental Garlic
Definition of Garlic chive
1. Noun. A plant which has long, thin, white-flowering stalks, related to chives. ¹
2. Noun. (''in plural'' '''garlic chives''') The garlic-flavoured leaves of this plant used as a vegetable in cooking. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Garlic Chive
Literary usage of Garlic chive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"... leek, shallot, garlic, chive. Allocate. To set apart, as if to a particular
place [L. ad locum]. Generally applied to sums of money, fees, "allowances. ..."
2. A Treatise on Food and Dietetics Physiologically and Therapeutically Considered by Frederick William Pavy (1881)
"... which includes also the garlic, chive, shallot, and leek, it contains an acrid,
volatile oil, which possesses strongly irritant and excitant properties. ..."
3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1901)
"ALLIUM (Garlic, Chive, Onion).— Liliaceous bulbs. Not often important for the
garden, and frequently with an unpleasant odour when crushed ; but to growers ..."
4. A treatise on food and dietetics, physiologically and therapeutically considered by Frederick William Pavy (1874)
"In common with, but to a higher degree than, the other members of the allium
species, which includes also the garlic, chive, shallot, and leek, ..."
5. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"To this genus belong the well-known Onion, Garlic, Chive, Shallot, and Leek, and
the ornamental species described below partake more or less of their nature ..."
6. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"... leek, shallot, garlic, chive. Allocate. To set apart, as if to a particular
place [L. ad locum]. Generally applied to sums of money, fees, "allowances. ..."
7. A Treatise on Food and Dietetics Physiologically and Therapeutically Considered by Frederick William Pavy (1881)
"... which includes also the garlic, chive, shallot, and leek, it contains an acrid,
volatile oil, which possesses strongly irritant and excitant properties. ..."
8. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1901)
"ALLIUM (Garlic, Chive, Onion).— Liliaceous bulbs. Not often important for the
garden, and frequently with an unpleasant odour when crushed ; but to growers ..."
9. A treatise on food and dietetics, physiologically and therapeutically considered by Frederick William Pavy (1874)
"In common with, but to a higher degree than, the other members of the allium
species, which includes also the garlic, chive, shallot, and leek, ..."
10. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"To this genus belong the well-known Onion, Garlic, Chive, Shallot, and Leek, and
the ornamental species described below partake more or less of their nature ..."
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