spinach

(spinic̸h)

noun

  1. a plant (Spinacia oleracea) of the goosefoot family, with large, dark-green, juicy, edible leaves, usually eaten cooked
  2. the leaves of this plant

Origin: < MFr espinach < (? via ML spinachia) OSp espinaca < Ar isbānakh < Pers aspanākh

See spinach in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A widely cultivated southwest Asian plant (Spinacia oleracea) having succulent edible leaves.
  2. The leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French espinache

Origin: , from Medieval Latin spināchium

Origin: , from Arabic ’isfānāḫ

Origin: , from Persian espenāj, espenākh

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