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garlic chive

noun

Definition of GARLIC CHIVE

:  a perennial allium (Allium tuberosum) native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its garlic-flavored stems, leaves, buds, and flower heads —usually used in plural —called also Chinese chive
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First Known Use of GARLIC CHIVE

1969

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