chard plant

chard plant
noun
beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
Hypernyms: ↑beet, ↑common beet, ↑Beta vulgaris
Part Meronyms: ↑chard, ↑Swiss chard, ↑spinach beet, ↑leaf beet

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chard — For other uses, see Chard (disambiguation). Silverbeet redirects here. For the album by The Bats, see Silverbeet (album). Chard Red chard growing at Slow Food Nation …   Wikipedia

  • Chard, Somerset — Coordinates: 50°52′22″N 2°57′31″W / 50.8728°N 2.9587°W / 50.8728; 2.9587 …   Wikipedia

  • chard — /chahrd/, n. a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable. Also called Swiss chard, leaf beet. [1650 60; appar. < F chardon thistle; see CARDOON] * * * or Swiss chard Edible leaf beet (Beta… …   Universalium

  • chard — [[t]tʃɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] N UNCOUNT Chard is a plant with a round root, large leaves, and a thick stalk …   English dictionary

  • Swiss chard — noun 1. beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks • Syn: ↑chard, ↑spinach beet, ↑leaf beet, ↑chard plant, ↑Beta vulgaris cicla • Hypernyms: ↑beet, ↑common beet, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • leaf beet — noun 1. beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks • Syn: ↑chard, ↑Swiss chard, ↑spinach beet, ↑chard plant, ↑Beta vulgaris cicla • Hypernyms: ↑beet, ↑common beet …   Useful english dictionary

  • spinach beet — noun 1. beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks • Syn: ↑chard, ↑Swiss chard, ↑leaf beet, ↑chard plant, ↑Beta vulgaris cicla • Hypernyms: ↑beet, ↑common beet, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • spinach beet — n. 1. a beet lacking a swollen root; it is grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks. Syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a plant with long succulent whitish stalks with …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Beta vulgaris — noun biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop • Syn: ↑beet, ↑common beet • Hypernyms: ↑vegetable • Hyponyms: ↑beetroot, ↑Beta vulgaris rubra, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Beta vulgaris cicla — noun beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks • Syn: ↑chard, ↑Swiss chard, ↑spinach beet, ↑leaf beet, ↑chard plant • Hypernyms: ↑beet, ↑common beet, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”