chard Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
    Swiss chard; Beta vulgaris cicla; chard plant; leaf beet; spinach beet.
  2. noun long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
    leaf beet; Swiss chard; spinach beet.

WordNet

Chard noun
Etymology
Cf. F. carde esclent thistle.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913