浅葱

浅(あさ)葱(ぎ) • (asagi) 

1. pale greenish blue
2. a person of the 六位 (rokui, “sixth rank”) at court
3. short for 浅葱裏 (asagi-ura, “greenish-blue lining”)
4. short for 浅葱幕 (asagi maku, “greenish-blue curtain”)

浅(あさ)葱(つき) or 浅葱(アサツキ) • (asatsuki) 

1. Allium schoenoprasum var. foliosum, a variety of chive

   Synonym: 有明 (ariake)

2. short for 浅葱膾 (asatsuki-namasu, “boiled chives and clams, seasoned with vinegared miso”)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).