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Chard

noun

Beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks. Synonyms: Beta vulgaris cicla, chard plant, leaf beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard.

Long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves. Synonyms: leaf beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard.

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"Chard" Quotes from Famous Books

... got up to go, but arter George Hat-chard 'ad explained wot he didn't mean she sat down agin and began to talk to Mrs. Pearce about 'er dress and 'ow beautifully it was made. And she asked Mrs. Pearce to give 'er the pattern of it, because she should 'ave one like it herself when she was old enough. "I do like to see people ...

— Short Cruises • W.W. Jacobs

... where I went to Herring's and received the L50 of my Lord's upon Frank's bill from Worcester. I gave in the bill and set my hand to his bill. Thence I went to the Pope's Head Alley and called on Adam Chard, and bought a catcall there, it cost me two groats. Thence went and gave him a cup of ale. After that to the Sun behind the Exchange, where meeting my uncle Wight by the way, took him with me thither, and after drinking a health or two round at ...

— Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete • Samuel Pepys

Words linked to "Chard" : green, beet, greens, Beta vulgaris cicla, leaf beet, Beta vulgaris, leafy vegetable, common beet, spinach beet, Swiss chard