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chard (c̸härd)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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