chard
/tʃɑːd/noun
(亦作Swiss chard)
1- a beet of a variety with broad white leaf stalks which may be prepared and eaten separately from the green parts of the leaf莙荙菜, 厚皮菜, 瑞士甜菜。
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- the blanched shoots of other plants, eaten as a vegetable, e.g. globe artichoke烫熟可食的其他植物嫩苗（如朝鲜蓟）。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French carde, perhaps influenced by chardon 'thistle'.