(亦作 Swiss chard)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 ■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)
语源
mid 17th cent.: from French carde, perhaps influenced by chardon 'thistle'