Definitions of chard
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beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
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synonyms:
Beta vulgaris cicla, Swiss chard, chard plant, leaf beet, spinach beet
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type of:
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Beta vulgaris, beet, common beet
biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
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Beta vulgaris, beet, common beet
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long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
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synonyms:
Swiss chard, leaf beet, spinach beet
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type of:
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green, greens, leafy vegetable
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
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green, greens, leafy vegetable
Pronunciation
US
/tʃɑrd/
UK
/tʃɑd/
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