chard plant

Thân thiện

The gardener harvests fresh leaves from the chard plant.

Definition

Noun 1. A type of beet cultivated for its edible leaves and stalks: The chard plant is a variety of Beta vulgaris that is grown primarily for its large, dark green leaves and often colorful, thick stalks. Unlike other beets, it is not cultivated for a large, edible root.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The chard plant in my garden is thriving this season.
  • You can harvest leaves from the chard plant throughout the summer.
  • Swiss chard is a common variety of the chard plant.

Advanced Usage

• As a culinary ingredient: The term "chard plant" specifies the source, while "chard" alone typically refers to the harvested vegetable.
  • The recipe calls for chard, which comes from the chard plant.

Variants and Related Words

• Chard (n): The edible leaves and stalks harvested from the chard plant.
  • I bought a bunch of chard at the market.
• Swiss chard (n): A common cultivar of the chard plant with white or brightly colored stalks.
• Leaf beet (n): Another name for the chard plant.
• Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla (n): The scientific name for the chard plant.

Synonyms

• Leaf beet
• Spinach beet (primarily British English)
• Perpetual spinach (for certain varieties)

Related Terms

• Beet (n): The plant species () to which the chard plant belongs. Other cultivars include sugar beet and garden beet (grown for the root).
• Greens (n): A general term for leafy green vegetables, which includes the leaves of the chard plant.

Học thuật

Noun

1. beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chard
• Swiss chard
• spinach beet
• leaf beet
• Beta vulgaris cicla