English-Thai Dictionary

spinach

N ผักขม  pk-kom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPINACH, SPINAGE

n.[L. spinacia.] A plant of the genus Spinacia.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPINACH; SPINAGE

Spin "ach, Spin "age, n. Etym: [OF. espinache, espinoche, F. épinard; cf. F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all fr. Ar. isfanaj, isfinaj, aspanakh, probably of Persian origin. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea ) belonging to the Goosefoot family. Mountain spinach. See Garden orache, under Orache. -- New Zealand spinach (Bot. ), a coarse herb (Tetragonia expansa ), a poor substitute for spinach.

 

Note: Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spinach

spin ach |ˈspiniCH ˈspɪnɪtʃ | ▶noun a widely cultivated edible Asian plant of the goosefoot family, with large, dark green leaves that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable. [Spinacia oleracea, family Chenopodiaceae. ] DERIVATIVES spin ach y adjective ORIGIN Middle English: probably from Old French espinache, via Arabic from Persian aspānāḵ.

 

spinach beet

spin |ach beet ▶noun beet of a variety which is cultivated for its leaves, which resemble spinach in taste and appearance. ●Beta vulgaris subsp. (or var. ) cicla, family Chenopodiaceae.

 

Oxford Dictionary

spinach

spinach |ˈspɪnɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ | ▶noun an edible Asian plant of the goosefoot family, with large dark green leaves which are widely eaten as a vegetable. ●Spinacia oleracea, family Chenopodiaceae. DERIVATIVES spinachy adjective ORIGIN Middle English: probably from Old French espinache, via Arabic from Persian aspānāḵ.

 

spinach beet

spin |ach beet ▶noun beet of a variety which is cultivated for its leaves, which resemble spinach in taste and appearance. ●Beta vulgaris subsp. (or var. ) cicla, family Chenopodiaceae.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spinach

spin ach /spɪ́nɪtʃ |-ɪdʒ / (! -achは /ɪtʃ |ɪdʒ /) 名詞 U ホウレンソウ .