Webster's English Dictionary

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spinach

spin.ach or spin.age \'spin-ich\ \-ij\ n [MF espinache, espinage, fr. OSp 
   espinaca, fr. Ar isfa-]na-kh, fr. Per 1: a potherb (Spinacia oleracea) of 
   the goosefoot family cultivated f or its edible leaves 2a: something 
   unwanted, insubstantial, or spurious  2b: an untidy overgrowth