Cīves, n. pl.
(sīvs), n. pl. [Fr. cive, from Lat. cepa, cæpa, cæpe, onion. Cf. CHIVE, CHIVES.] (Bot.) A species of garlic, of the genus Allium (A. schoenoprasum), growing in tufts. [Written also chives.]
Loudon.
(sīvs), n. pl. [Fr. cive, from Lat. cepa, cæpa, cæpe, onion. Cf. CHIVE, CHIVES.] (Bot.) A species of garlic, of the genus Allium (A. schoenoprasum), growing in tufts. [Written also chives.]
Loudon.