CHIVE

Adair's new Encyclopedia · 1923 · p. 16

(Allium schoenoprasum), perennial plant allied to the onion, cultivated for its leaves, which are used in cookery. (1772-1854), Polish general; distinguished himself at battles of Busaco, Casabianca, Hylau, and Sarago a; wounded at Smolensk, 1812,