Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spinach"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spinach \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spinach
n 1: southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent
edible dark green leaves [syn: {spinach plant}, {prickly-seeded
spinach}, {Spinacia oleracea}]
2: dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
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