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Meaning

  1. (uncountable) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.

Synonyms

spinach beet

leaf beet

chard plant

Beta vulgaris cicla

perpetual Spinach

seakale beet

perpetual spinach

beet leaves

Frequency

38k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃɑːd/
Etymology

From earlier card (remodelled after chardoon, obsolete form of cardoon), from Middle French carde, from Latin carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon.

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