Definitions for: Spinach


[n] dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
[n] southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves



Webster (1913) Definition: Spin"ach, Spinage Spin"age, n. [OF. espinache,
espinoche, F. ['e]pinard; cf. F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all
fr. Ar. isf[=a]n[=a]j, isfin[=a]j, aspan[=a]kh, probably of
Persian origin.] (Bot.)
A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the
Goosefoot family.

Mountain spinach. See Garden orache, under Orache.

New Zealand spinach (Bot.), a coarse herb ({Tetragonia
expansa}), a poor substitute for spinach.

Note: Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.

Synonyms: prickly-seeded spinach, spinach plant, Spinacia oleracea

See Also: genus Spinacia, green, greens, leafy vegetable, prickly-seeded spinach, spinach, spinach, spinach plant, Spinacia, Spinacia oleracea, vegetable

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