Chard is a leafy green vegetable, often grown for its nutritional value and tender stems. As a noun, it denotes the edible plant (Swiss chard) or its leaves; in culinary contexts, “chard” can refer to the whole plant or its stems. The term is used in both everyday cooking and specialized food-writing to describe a robust green that cooks down similarly to spinach but with thicker stalks.
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