Meanings
nounsilverbeet (countable and uncountable, plural silverbeets)
plural silverbeets · alternative silver beet · alternative silver-beet
- AustraliaNew ZealandcountableuncountableThe vegetable Beta vulgaris cicla; chard.First known use 19th c.
Not so useful in the salad bowl, silverbeet is great sauteed slowly in olive oil, or added to a parmesan-y frittata, or fried with anchovies, garlic and chilli and forked through hot spaghetti.
2001 May 19, Robin Powell, “Lettuce begin”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 51,080, Sydney, N.S.W., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 6 (Metropolitan), page 8, column 6
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Origin
From silver + beet (from the colour of the leaf stalks).
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