Spinacia
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A group of leafy plants that includes spinach
- noun
- /spɪˈneɪʃə/
- Specialized
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Spinacia
- The botanical name for common spinach is Spinacia oleracea.
Examples
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Most cultivated varieties of spinach belong to the Spinacia genus.
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I love to eat Spinacia in my salads.
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Researchers studied the growth habits of plants in the genus Spinacia.
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The botanical name for common spinach is Spinacia oleracea.
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Many people enjoy Spinacia for its health benefits.
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Most cultivated varieties of spinach belong to the Spinacia genus.
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Researchers studied the growth habits of plants in the genus Spinacia.
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Etymology
The word Spinacia is the scientific Latin name for the leafy vegetable we call 'spinach', and it comes from older Persian and Arabic words for the same plant, such as aspanākh. So remember Spinacia simply as the Latin form of 'spinach', the scientific name for the plant.
