'Spinacia oleracea' definitions:

Definition of 'Spinacia oleracea'

(from WordNet)
noun
Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [syn: spinach, spinach plant, prickly-seeded spinach, Spinacia oleracea]

Definition of 'Spinacia oleracea'

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]