Swiss chard

Swiss chard

n.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.

Swiss chard

n (Plants) another name for chard

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Swiss chard - beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalksBeta vulgaris cicla, chard, chard plant, leaf beet, spinach beetchard, leaf beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard - long succulent whitish stalks with large green leavesbeet, 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 leaveschard, leaf beet, spinach beetgreens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetablesBeta 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

Translations

bietola