Swiss chard

English

Etymology

The origin of the adjective might be linked to Swiss botanist Gaspard Bauhin who classified the plant in his work Phytopinax in 1596.[1]

Noun

Swiss chard (countable and uncountable, plural Swiss chards)

  1. (cooking) Beta vulgaris var. cicla: an edible leafy vegetable; chard.

Synonyms

Translations
chard — see chard

References
  1. “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 16 January 2017, archived from the original on 25 December 2016
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