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spinach

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Main Entry:
spin·ach 
          Listen to the pronunciation of spinach
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of spinachlike \-nich-ˌlīk\ adjective
spin·achy 
          Listen to the pronunciation of spinachy \-ni-chē\ adjective


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