Swiss chard
noun
: a beet (Beta vulgaris vulgaris) having large leaves and succulent stalks often cooked as a vegetable
called also chard
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Other vegetables that are naturally rich in nitrates include radishes, rhubarb and leafy greens such as spinach, Swiss chard, butterleaf lettuce, basil and arugula.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2026
Leafy vegetables, such as leaf lettuce, spinach, collards, Swiss chard, and kale, can be successfully grown in areas that receive three to four hours of sun.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Apr. 2026
Give Swiss chard supplemental water during dry spells to protect the flavor and keep the plant from going to seed too soon.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
The vegetables that thrive with less sunlight — spinach, lettuce, kale, arugula, Swiss chard, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage — happen to be everyday staples that show up on most shopping lists week after week.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2026
Leafy vegetables, such as leaf lettuce, spinach, collards, Swiss chard, and kale, can be successfully grown in areas that receive three to four hours of sun.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Apr. 2026
Give Swiss chard supplemental water during dry spells to protect the flavor and keep the plant from going to seed too soon.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
The vegetables that thrive with less sunlight — spinach, lettuce, kale, arugula, Swiss chard, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage — happen to be everyday staples that show up on most shopping lists week after week.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Swiss chard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Swiss%20chard. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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