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Webster 1913 Edition


Spinage

{

Spin′ach

,

Spin′age

}
,
Noun.
[OF.
espinache
,
espinoche
, F.
épinard
; cf. F.
spinace
, Sp.
espinaca
; all fr. Ar.
isfānāj
,
isfināj
,
aspanākh
, probably of Persian origin.]
(Bot.)
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.
☞ Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.

Webster 1828 Edition


Spinage

SPIN'ACH

, SPIN'AGE,
Noun.
[L. spinacia.] A plant of the genus Spinacia.