chard (n.)

  1. beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks

    [ Syn: swiss chard , spinach beet , leaf beet , chard plant , beta vulgaris cicla ]

  2. long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves

    [ Syn: swiss chard , spinach beet , leaf beet ]

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