Spinach

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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