spinach

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Cook until soft and any water exuded by the spinach is absorbed.

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  1. noun A widely cultivated southwest Asian plant (Spinacia oleracea) having succulent edible leaves.
  2. noun The leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

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  • And just like the spinach, the Sonics 'second half is going to be hard to swallow. —  Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!
  • It was "the number one question I got as the first lady from world leaders-they were excited about this garden," she told a group of Washington, D.C., students ready to help her plant lettuce, spinach, herbs and other fruits and vegetables to be used for the White House dinners. —  E! Online (US) - Top Stories
  • The staff changed his meal to a combination of foods - "nutraloaf" - spinach, bread, beans, etc. mixed into a meatloaf type concoction. —  NextBlitz
  • The mum-of-two was helped by 25 local children in laying down spinach, assorted types of lettuce, herbs - including dill, oregano and rosemary - onions, shallots, cucumbers, peppers and peas. —  Hellomagazine.com - Celebrity news headlines
  • Go ahead and sow spinach seed into the bed first chance you get, and your spinach will be ready to harvest a couple weeks sooner than without the plastic. —  Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old French espinache, from Medieval Latin spināchium, from Arabic 'isfānāḫ, from Persian espenāj, espenākh.
 

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