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chard

  [chahrd]
–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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Swiss chard  
n.  A variety of beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) having large succulent leaves used as a vegetable.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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