spin·ach /ˈspɪnɪʧ/
菠菜
Spin·ach, Spin·age n. Bot. A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the Goosefoot family.
Mountain spinach. See Garden orache, under Orache.
New Zealand spinach Bot., a coarse herb (Tetragonia expansa), a poor substitute for spinach.
Note: ☞ Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.
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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