Chard vs Spinach - What's the difference?

As a proper noun chard

is a town and civil parish in somerset, england, near the devon border.

a particular edible plant, spinacia oleracea , or its leaves.

(wikipedia chard)

Artichoke leaves and shoots, blanched to eat.

(uncountable) An edible leafy vegetable, , with a slightly bitter taste

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(wikipedia spinach)

A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea , or its leaves.

Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleraceae is.

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# Malabar spinach (

# New Zealand spinach ()

# water spinach ()

# (label) (various nightshade, legume, and Cucurbitaceae species)

# (Beta vulgaris : chard)

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# Lincolnshire spinach (: Good King Henry)

# mountain spinach Atriplex spp.

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