Chard : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Chard	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Chard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chard n beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks Synonym(s): chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves Synonym(s): chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chard \Chard\, n. [Cf. F. carde esclent thistle.] 1. The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use. 2. A variety of the white beet, which produces large, succulent leaves and leafstalks.