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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
spinach n 1: southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: spinach, spinach plant, prickly-seeded spinach, Spinacia oleracea] 2: dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] Mountain spinach. See Garden orache, under Orache. New Zealand spinach (Bot.), a coarse herb (Tetragonia expansa), a poor substitute for spinach. [1913 Webster] Note: Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach. [1913 Webster] | ||
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