Spinach
Translation- Spinach
- Spinach 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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spinach — noun шпинат … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
spinach — 1> бот. шпинат (Spinacia oleracea) 2> разг. дрянь, гадость (о еде) 3> враки, очковтирательство 4> вздор, ерундистика 5> заросли, чаща (о некошеной траве, растительности на лице и т. п.) … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Spinach — Taxobox name = Spinach image width = 270px image caption = Spinach in flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Amaranthaceae, formerly Chenopodiaceae [http://ecoport.org/ep?Plant=1997 … Wikipedia
spinach — spinachlike, adj. /spin ich/, n. 1. a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves. 2. the leaves. [1520 30; < MF espinache, espinage < OSp espinaca, alter. of Ar isfanakh, perh. < Pers] * * * Hardy, leafy annual… … Universalium
spinach — ˈspɪnɪdʒ сущ. шпинат (ботаника) шпинат (Spinacia oleracea) (разговорное) дрянь, гадость (о еде) враки, очковтирательство вздор, ерундистика заросли … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
spinach — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
spinach — noun /spɪnɪdʒ,spɪnɪtʃ/ A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea … Wiktionary
spinach beet — n. 1. a beet lacking a swollen root; it is grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks. Syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a plant with long succulent whitish stalks with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spinach (moth) — Taxobox name = The Spinach image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Geometridae genus = Eulithis species = E. mellinata binomial = Eulithis mellinata binomial authority = Fabricius,… … Wikipedia
spinach blight — n. a disease of spinach plants. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
