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spin·ach (spin′ic̸h)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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