Spinach

//spɪˈnætʃ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves. countable, uncountable

    "Another option is to wash spinach and other leafy greens thoroughly in running water before eating them."

  2. 2
    dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleraceae is or resemble it in some way. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
moneyprickly seeded spinachprickly-seeded spinachspinach plantspinacia oleraceavegetable

Example

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"There are people who don't like spinach."

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).

Related phrases

African spinachBotany Bay spinachCape spinachCeylon spinachChinese spinachCuban spinachEgyptian spinachFrench spinachLincolnshire spinachMalabar spinachMollucan spinachNavajo spinach

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