chard

(c̸härd)

noun

a kind of beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) whose large leaves and thick stalks are used as food; Swiss chard

Origin: earlier card < Fr carde < L carduus, thistle, artichoke (see card): sp. infl. by Fr chardon, artichoke

See chard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Swiss chard.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (possibly influenced by French chardon, thistle)

Origin: of French carde

Origin: , from Provençal cardon, cardoon; see cardoon

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