spinach
nounUK, US /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/
Etymology From Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Classical Persian اسپناخ (ispanāx, ispināx).
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A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
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Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleracea is or resemble it in some way.
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African spinach, Botany Bay spinach, buffalo spinach, Cape spinach, Ceylon spinach, Chinese spinach, cholesterol spinach, climbing spinach (vine spinach, creeping spinach, Cuban spinach, dark spinach, Egyptian spinach, French spinach, gammon and spinach, Lincolnshire spinach, Malabar spinach, Mollucan spinach, mountain spinach, mustard spinach, Navajo spinach, New Zealand spinach, Okinawan spinach, perpetual spinach, red spinach, red vine spinach, sand and spinach, sissoo spinach, Sissoo spinach, spinach beet, spinach dip, spinach dock, spinachless, spinachlike, spinach mustard, spinachy, spinasterol, strawberry spinach, tree spinach, vine spinach, water spinach, wild spinach- Related terms
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