'Chard' definitions:
Definition of 'chard'
(from WordNet)
noun
Beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla]
noun
Long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet]
Definition of 'Chard'
From: 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]