Definition of "chard" [chard]

• Swiss chard. (noun)

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• "September 7, 2009 at 1: 24 am that second shot of the swiss chard is gorgeous – the rich green and the stiking colour of the veins …"
• "Topping that chard is a pork chop that was crusted with rosemary, oregano and chives from our own garden, with some balsamic vinegar onions on top."
• "Harvest those leaves quickly because chard is a biennial; once the temperatures start to climb, a seed stalk forms, the root rots and the plant dies."