a leafy variety of the beet, Beta vulgaris, grown for its shiny dark green leaves and smooth white or red stalks. The stalks are usually cooked separately from the leaves, which are cooked and served like spinach ..., Chard, also Swiss chard - common name for an edible plant, a variety of the beet. The edible portion of chard is the enlarged fleshy stalk and midrib of the leaves. Unlike those of garden beets, the roots of the chard are small and woody. Some varieties, called leaf beet, are grown as ornamental plants. (Scientific classification: Chard is classified as Beta vulgaris, variety cicla), juurikat mittekasvatav lopsakate söödavate lehtedega peet