| n. | 1. | The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white beet, etc., blanched for table use. |
| 2. | A variety of the white beet, which produces large, succulent leaves and leafstalks. |
| Noun | 1. | chard - beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks |
| 2. | chard - long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves |