Main Entry:

spin·ach

Pronunciation:

\ˈspi-nich\

Function:

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 leaves2 a: something unwanted, pretentious, or spurious b: an untidy overgrowth

— spin·ach·like \-nich-ˌlīk\ adjective

— spin·achy \-ni-chē\ adjective