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spin·ach S0640500 (spĭn′ĭch)n.1. An annual plant (Spinacia oleracea) native to southwest Asia, widely cultivated for its succulent edible leaves.2. The leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
[Middle English, from Old French espinache, from Medieval Latin spināchium, from Arabic 'isfānāḫ, from Persian espenāj, espenākh.]spinach (ˈspɪnɪdʒ; -ɪtʃ) n1. (Plants) a chenopodiaceous annual plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its dark green edible leaves2. (Cookery) the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable[C16: from Old French espinache, from Old Spanish espinaca, from Arabic isfānākh, from Persian]spin•ach (ˈspɪn ɪtʃ)
n. 1. a plant, Spinachiaoleracea, of the goosefoot family, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves. 2. the leaves, eaten as a vegetable. [1520–30; < Middle French espinache, espinage < Old Spanish espinaca, alter. of Arabic isfānākh, perhaps < Persian] spin′ach•like`, adj. spinach- a la Florentine - Means with spinach.
- leaf vegetables - Include cabbage and Romaine lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, endive, and cress.
- rainbow rotelle - A combination of tomato, spinach, and regular twirl-shaped pasta in the colors of the Italian flag.
- spinach - May come from Persian aspanakh/ispanak, perhaps related to the Latin spina, "spine," because of its prickly seeds.
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  spinach - southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leavesprickly-seeded spinach, spinach plant, Spinacia oleraceaspinach - dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in saladsgenus Spinacia, Spinacia - spinachvegetable - any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower | | 2. | spinach - dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in saladsgreens, leafy vegetable, green - any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetablesprickly-seeded spinach, spinach, spinach plant, Spinacia oleracea - southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves |
Translationsspinach (ˈspinidʒ) , (-nitʃ) noun1. a kind of plant whose young leaves are eaten as a vegetable. He grows spinach in his garden. 菠菜 菠菜2. the leaves as food. We had steak and spinach for dinner. 菠菜 菠菜spinach
spinach1. dated slang Marijuana. Hey pal, you know where I can buy a bit of spinach? He was caught by the police with a pound of spinach in his car.2. dated slang Money. (A reference to the green-colored paper currency used in the United States.) Primarily heard in US. The truck is carrying a lot of spinach, but it's going to be heavily guarded. Sorry man, ain't got no spinach these days.spinach n. money. (see also cabbage, lettuce.) Look at this! One hundred dollars in good old American spinach! spinach
spinach, annual plant (Spinacia oleracea) of the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefootgoosefoot,
common name for the genus Chenopodium, as well as for the goosefoot family, Chenopodiaceae, a family of widely distributed shrubs and herbs that includes the beet, spinach, and mangel-wurzel.
..... Click the link for more information. family), probably of Persian origin and known to have been introduced into Europe in the 15th cent. It is valued as a vegetable for the high vitamin and iron content of its leaves, and numerous varieties of the species are cultivated. New Zealand spinachNew Zealand spinach,
succulent annual (Tetragonia expansa) of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and S South America, grown for the edible leaves. The plant grows prostrate, often spreading to cover several feet. It is cooked like spinach.
..... Click the link for more information. belongs to the family Aizoaceae. Both families to which spinach plants belong are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Caryophyllales.spinach[′spin·ich] (botany) Spinacia oleracea. An annual potherb of Asiatic origin belonging to the order Caryophyllales and grown for its edible foliage. spinach a chenopodiaceous annual plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its dark green edible leaves SPINACH
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spinach
Related to spinach: Spinach SaladSynonyms for spinachnoun southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leavesSynonyms- prickly-seeded spinach
- spinach plant
- Spinacia oleracea
Related Words- spinach
- genus Spinacia
- Spinacia
- vegetable
noun dark green leavesRelated Words- greens
- leafy vegetable
- green
- prickly-seeded spinach
- spinach
- spinach plant
- Spinacia oleracea
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