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chard

  [chahrd]
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–noun
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
Also called Swiss chard, leaf beet.

Origin:
1650–60; appar. < F chardon thistle; see cardoon
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chard   (chärd)   
n.  Swiss chard.

[Alteration (possibly influenced by French chardon, thistle) of French carde, from Provençal cardon, cardoon; see cardoon.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

chard 
1658, from Fr. carde, from L. carduus "thistle, artichoke."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
chard
chardonnay
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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