SPINACH Definition & Meaning

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spinach

[ spin-ich ]

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noun

a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves.
the leaves.

spinach

/ -ɪtʃ; ˈspɪnɪdʒ /

noun

a chenopodiaceous annual plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its dark green edible leaves
the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of spinach¹

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 ��, isfināj, perhaps from Persian isfānāj, ispānāk, aspānāk

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of spinach¹

C16: from Old French espinache, from Old Spanish espinaca, from Arabic ��, from Persian

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