Chard is a plant with a round root, large leaves, and a thick stalk.
chard in British English
(tʃɑːd)
noun
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, with large succulent leaves and thick stalks, used as a vegetable
Also called: Swiss chard, leaf beet, seakale beet
Word origin
C17: probably from French carde edible leafstalk of the artichoke, but associated also with French chardon thistle, both ultimately from Latin carduus thistle; see cardoon
chard in American English
(tʃɑrd)
noun
a kind of beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) whose large leaves and thick stalks are used as food; Swiss chard
Word origin
earlier card < Fr carde < L carduus, thistle, artichoke (see card2): sp. infl. by Fr chardon, artichoke