spinach
Americannoun
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a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves.
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the leaves.
noun
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a chenopodiaceous annual plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its dark green edible leaves
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the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable
Other Word Forms
- spinachlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of spinach
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English spinache, spinage, spinarch, from Anglo-French spinache, from Old French espinache, espinage, espinoche, from Medieval Latin spinargium, spinachium, spinarchium, ultimately from Arabic isfānākh, isfināj, perhaps from Persian isfānāj, ispānāk, aspānāk
Example Sentences
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In Chicago, spinach goes into the ground in staggered rows, insurance against frost.
From Salon
Fold in winter greens — kale, escarole, spinach — and let them wilt just until tender but still verdant.
From Salon
The steakhouse creamed spinach, perfumed with nutmeg and unapologetically rich.
From Salon
One Iranian man said he overheard his mother and her friend discussing the price of two bundles of spinach—the equivalent of about $28.
But then she swaps the bread for croissant, makes the egg scrambled, adds spinach, and ends up with this different story sliding around the plate.
From Los Angeles Times
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