Swiss chard

Meaning

Beta vulgaris var. cicla: an edible leafy vegetable; chard.

Synonyms

spinach beet

leaf beet

chard plant

Beta vulgaris cicla

perpetual spinach

perpetual Spinach

Translations

bette à cardes

séskoulo

poirée à cardes

jotte

as-silqa

bieta da coste

Etymology

The origin of the adjective might be linked to Swiss botanist Gaspard Bauhin who classified the plant in his work Phytopinax in 1596.

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