SPINACH


Meaning of SPINACH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspi-nich ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English spinache, from Anglo-French, alteration of Old French espinaces, from Medieval Latin spinachium, ultimately from Arabic isfānākh, from Persian

Date: 15th century

1. : an Asian herb ( Spinacia oleracea ) of the goosefoot family cultivated for its edible leaves which form in a dense basal rosette ; also : its leaves

2.

a. : something unwanted, pretentious, or spurious

b. : an untidy overgrowth

• spin·ach·like -nich-ˌlīk adjective

• spin·achy -ni-chē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.