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spinach 音标拼音: [sp'ɪnətʃ] n. 菠菜 菠菜 spinach n 1: southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves [ synonym: { spinach}, { spinach plant}, { prickly- seeded spinach}, { Spinacia oleracea}] 2: dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in saladsSpinach \ Spin" ach\, Spinage \ Spin" age\, n. [ OF. espinache, espinoche, F. [' e] pinard; cf. F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all fr. Ar. isf[= a] n[= a] j, isfin[= a] j, aspan[= a] kh, probably of Persian origin.] ( Bot.) A common pot herb ({ Spinacia oleracea}) belonging to the Goosefoot family. [ 1913 Webster] { Mountain spinach}. See { Garden orache}, under { Orache}. { New Zealand spinach} ( Bot.), a coarse herb ({ Tetragonia expansa}), a poor substitute for spinach. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach. [ 1913 Webster] |
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