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chard
CIDE DICTIONARY
chard, n. [Cf. F. carde esculent thistle.].
- The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use. [1913 Webster]
- A variety of the white beet, which produces large, succulent leaves and leafstalks. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chard, n. a kind of beet, Beta vulgaris, with edible broad white leaf-stalks and green blades. Also called seakale beet.
Etymology
F carde, and chardon thistle: cf. CARDOON
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