Swiss chard

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Beta vulgaris var. cicla: an edible leafy vegetable; chard. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves wordnet
  3. 3
    beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks wordnet

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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