Etymology

silverbeet

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Today it means: The vegetable Beta vulgaris cicla; chard. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From silver + beet (from the colour of the leaf stalks).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The vegetable Beta vulgaris cicla; chard.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.