{ Spin"ach, Spin"age } (?), n.
[OF. espinache, espinoche, F. épinard; cf.
F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all fr. Ar.
isfānāj, isfināj,
aspanākh, probably of Persian origin.] (Bot.)
A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the
Goosefoot family.
Mountain spinach. See Garden orache,
under Orache. -- New Zealand spinach
(Bot.), a coarse herb (Tetragonia expansa), a poor
substitute for spinach.
&fist; Various other pot herbs are locally called
spinach.
{ Spin"ach, Spin"age } (?), n.
[OF. espinache, espinoche, F. épinard; cf.
F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all fr. Ar.
isfānāj, isfināj,
aspanākh, probably of Persian origin.] (Bot.)
A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the
Goosefoot family.
Mountain spinach. See Garden orache,
under Orache. -- New Zealand spinach
(Bot.), a coarse herb (Tetragonia expansa), a poor
substitute for spinach.
&fist; Various other pot herbs are locally called
spinach.