Chives
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Chives
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantaeia Subkingdom Tracheobionta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Subclass: Liliidae Order: Liliales Family: Liliaceae Genus: Allium Species: Schoenoprasum
Binomial name
Allium schoenoprasum

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are a member of the onion family (Alliaceae) grown for their leaves, which are used as an herb. Chives have a much milder flavor than onions or garlic. They are referred to only in the plural, because they grow in clumps rather than alone.

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Chives is also the name of a commune in the Charente-Maritime département, in France.

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