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Definition of Spinach
1. Noun. Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves.
Group relationships: Genus Spinacia, Spinacia
Generic synonyms: Vegetable
2. Noun. Dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads.
Group relationships: Prickly-seeded Spinach, Spinach Plant, Spinacia Oleracea
Definition of Spinach
1. n. A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the Goosefoot family.
Definition of Spinach
1. Noun. A particular edible plant, ''Spinacia oleracea''. ¹
2. Noun. Any of numerous plants which are used for greens in the same way spinach is. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spinach
1. a cultivated herb [n -ES] : SPINACHY [adj]
Medical Definition of Spinach
1. A widely cultivated plant, spinacia oleracea, native to asia, having succulent, edible leaves eaten as a vegetable. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spinach
Literary usage of Spinach
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"spinach (Spinacia oleracea, which see) is an annual crop grown as a pot-herb,
... spinach. The spring crop is grown from seeds sown in autumn, or from those ..."
2. The California Vegetables in Garden and Field: A Manual of Practice, with by Edward James Wickson (1913)
"NEW ZEALAND spinach.—Tetragonia expansa. spinach is an all-the-year plant in
California, and the house- gardener need never fail to have tender foliage for ..."
3. The Book of the Garden by Charles McIntosh (1855)
"It is known also as summer spinach, thick-leaved round spinach, spring spinach
... spinach contains a considerable amount of nitre—so much so that the water ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"With regard to spinach, he states that it appears to have been made known from
Spain ; for that many of the early botanists call it olus Hispani- cum. ..."
5. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America: Containing Full Descriptions of by Fearing Burr (1874)
"Chinese spinach. • HARDY, annual plant, introduced from China ; stem three feet
in height, much branched, and generally stained with red ; leaves variegated ..."
6. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"spinach spinach is essentially a spring and fall crop. It delights in cool, ...
spinach or spinage is the standard plant for spring and fall greens. ..."
7. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1876)
"Spain is supposed to be the first European country into which spinach ...
The young leaves of spinach were used in salads in the time of Elizabeth down to ..."
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