Swiss chard

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Swiss chard

1. A variety of beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla), widely cultivated for its large succulent edible leaves.

2. The leaves of this plant, used as a vegetable.

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Swiss chard

(Plants) another name for chard

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chard

(tʃɑrd)

n.

a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable. Also called Swiss chard.

[1650–60; appar. < French chardon thistle; see cardoon]

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Noun	1.	Swiss chard - beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks Beta vulgaris cicla, chard, chard plant, leaf beet, spinach beet chard, leaf beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard - long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves beet, Beta vulgaris, common beet - biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
	2.	Swiss chard - long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves chard, leaf beet, spinach beet greens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables Beta vulgaris cicla, chard, chard plant, leaf beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard - beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks

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Mangold

mángold

bietola

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