spinachnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈspɪn.ɪtʃ/us/ˈspɪn.ɪtʃ/B1 a vegetable with wide, dark green leaves that are eaten cooked or uncooked:
spinach lasagne/salad
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- Raw spinach is especially nutritious.
- I made spinach soup.
- I bought a bag of chopped, frozen spinach.
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Types of vegetable
- alfalfa
- allium
- artichoke
- arugula
- asparagus
- chicory
- corn on the cob
- cos lettuce
- courgette
- cress
- lettuce
- mooli
- new potatoes
- okra
- onion
- shiitake mushroom
- shitake mushroom
- spring greens
- spring onion
- spud
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spinachadjective
uk/ˈspɪn.ɪtʃ/us/ˈspɪn.ɪtʃ/informalnot very enjoyable but good for you:
spinach cinema
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Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- lifeless
- middle-aged
- mind-numbing
- monochrome
- monotonous
- mouldy
- tedious
- threadbare
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
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