What is "garlic chive"

n. 1 A plant which has long, thin, white-flowering stalks, related to chives. 2 (''in plural'' '''garlic chives''') The garlic-flavoured leaves of this plant used as a vegetable in cooking.

1. n. a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum [syn: Chinese chive, Oriental garlic, Allium tuberosum]

2. large flat leaves used as chive is used