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CIDE DICTIONARY

spinage, n. [OF. espinache, espinoche, F. épinard; cf. F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all fr. Ar. isfānāj, isfināj, aspanākh, probably of Persian origin.].

A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the Goosefoot family. [1913 Webster]

" Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach." [1913 Webster]

Mountain spinach. See Garden orache, under Orache. -- New Zealand spinach (Bot.), a coarse herb (Tetragonia expansa), a poor substitute for spinach.