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Chard

/tʃɑːd/

An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

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📖 Definitions of "Chard"

noun

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

🔄 Synonyms of "Chard"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
leaf beetnoun	long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
beta vulgaris ciclanoun	beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
chard plantnoun	beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
spinach beetnoun	long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
swiss chardnoun	(cooking) Beta vulgaris var. cicla: an edible leafy vegetable; chard.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chard"

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Word	Definition
swiss chardnoun	(cooking) Beta vulgaris var. cicla: an edible leafy vegetable; chard.
beta vulgaris ciclanoun	beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
chard plantnoun	beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
leaf beetnoun	long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
spinach beetnoun	long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
beetnoun	(US, Canada) A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
cardnoun	A playing card.
chardoonnoun	Obsolete form of cardoon. [Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.]
shardnoun	A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
rainbow chardnoun	(cooking) A mixture of coloured varieties (yellow, pink, etc.) of the vegetable chard.
silverbeetnoun	(Australia, New Zealand) The vegetable Beta vulgaris cicla; chard.
radicchionoun	A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.
chervilnoun	(uncountable) Leaves from the plant, used as an herb in cooking, which have a mild flavor of anise.
common chicorynoun	Cichorium intybus, a somewhat woody perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, many varieties of which are cultivated for salad leaves.
chadlocknoun	Synonym of charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
chicorynoun	(countable) Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
collardnoun	A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
chou moelliernoun	A cultivated variety of Brassica oleracea, or a cross between cabbage, kohlrabi, and kale, used as fodder
chardonnaynoun	(uncountable) A variety of wine made from this grape.
tree spinachnoun	Synonym of chaya (“leafy perennial Mexican shrub used as a leafy vegetable”).