Chard

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chard \Chard\ (ch[aum]rd), n. [Cf. F. carde esculent thistle.]
     1. The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white
        beet, etc., blanched for table use.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A variety of the white beet, which produces large,


        succulent leaves and leafstalks.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]