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spinach

noun

Simple meaning

Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves.

Pronunciation

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spinuhch

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈspɪnətʃ

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Definition

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noun

  1. Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves

  2. A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.

  3. Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleraceae is or resemble it in some way.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

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This meaning: Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves

Used this way, spinach is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • spinach beetnounCompound term

    Beet lacking swollen root.

  • spinach blightnounCompound term

    A disease of spinach plants.

  • spinach mustardnounCompound term

    Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage.

  • spinach plantnounCompound term

    Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves.

  • french spinachnounCompound term

    Common Eurasian weed.

  • mountain spinachnounCompound term

    Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb.

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