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Swiss chard

DEFINITIONS OF: Swiss chard

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

Synonyms:
Beta vulgaris cicla, chard, chard plant, leaf beet, spinach beet
Type of:
Beta vulgaris, beet, common beet
biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

n long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves

Synonyms:
chard, leaf beet, spinach beet
Type of:
green, greens, leafy vegetable
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
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