AGRI-FOODSTUFFS|plant product|vegetable · SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|life sciences|biology|botany|plant taxonomy
- seardas Eilvéiseach Reference "Faofa ag an gCoiste Téarmaíochta, www.tearma.ie ;Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex"
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- Swiss chard | silver beet | silverbeet
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- Definition "beet [ IATE:756329 ] cultivar that looks and tastes like spinach, with thicker stems than the closely related spinach beet [ IATE:1572863 ]" Reference COM-EN
- Comment "Along with spinach beets [ IATE:1572863 ], plants of this cultivar are known collectively as chards [ IATE:3576506 ].Care should be taken to differentiate Swiss chards and spinach beets [ IATE:1572863 ] correctly, as many sources refer to the two cultivars and their many varieties interchangeably."