'Spinach' definitions:
Definition of 'spinach'
From: WordNet
noun
Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: spinach, spinach plant, prickly-seeded spinach, Spinacia oleracea]
noun
Dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads
Definition of 'Spinach'
From: 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]