spinach

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
  2. noun dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads

Etymology

From Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Classical Persian اسپناخ (ispanāx, ispināx).

In classic literature

Synonyms

spinach plant, prickly-seeded spinach, Spinacia oleracea

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