spinach
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spinach /ˈspɪnɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/
▶noun an edible Asian plant of the goosefoot family, with large dark green leaves which are eaten as a vegetable. [Spinacia oleracea.]
– origin ME: prob. from OFr. espinache, via Arab. from Pers. aspānāḵ.
'spinach' also found in these Oxford entries:
callaloo
- Florentine
- palak
- perpetual spinach
- phylloquinone
- saag
- spanakopita
- spinach beet

