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Definition of Swiss chard

1. Noun. Beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks.

2. Noun. Long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves.

Definition of Swiss chard

1. Noun. ''Beta vulgaris'' var. ''cicla'': an edible leafy vegetable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Swiss chard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Garden Farming by Lee Cleveland Corbett (1913)
"... CHARD Swiss chard does not produce a thickened root as do the other forms of beets mentioned. It is grown as a salad plant, its thickened leafstalks ..."

2. Vegetable Gardening by Samuel Bowdlear Green (1915)
"The Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae),—beet, Swiss chard, and spinach. The Cabbage Family (Cruciferae),—cabbage, cauliflower, radish, rutabaga, turnip, ..."

3. Vegetable Forcing by Ralph Levi Watts (1917)
"Swiss chard may be sown in January in frames, or started in hotbeds or greenhouses and transplanted into the frames. In the milder sections of the country, ..."

4. Vegetable Forcing by Ralph Levi Watts (1917)
"Swiss chard may be sown in January in frames, or started in hotbeds or greenhouses and transplanted into the frames. In the milder sections of the country, ..."

5. The Home Vegetable Garden by Adolph Kruhm (1914)
"Swiss chard is a variety of beet grown only for ... Rows of Swiss chard should be placed at least 2 feet apart and the plants thinned to stand 6 inches and ..."

6. Garden Farming by Lee Cleveland Corbett (1913)
"... CHARD Swiss chard does not produce a thickened root as do the other forms of beets mentioned. It is grown as a salad plant, its thickened leafstalks ..."

7. Vegetable Gardening by Samuel Bowdlear Green (1915)
"The Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae),—beet, Swiss chard, and spinach. The Cabbage Family (Cruciferae),—cabbage, cauliflower, radish, rutabaga, turnip, ..."

8. Vegetable Forcing by Ralph Levi Watts (1917)
"Swiss chard may be sown in January in frames, or started in hotbeds or greenhouses and transplanted into the frames. In the milder sections of the country, ..."

9. Vegetable Forcing by Ralph Levi Watts (1917)
"Swiss chard may be sown in January in frames, or started in hotbeds or greenhouses and transplanted into the frames. In the milder sections of the country, ..."

10. The Home Vegetable Garden by Adolph Kruhm (1914)
"Swiss chard is a variety of beet grown only for ... Rows of Swiss chard should be placed at least 2 feet apart and the plants thinned to stand 6 inches and ..."

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