Spinach (disambiguation)

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae.

Spinach may also refer to:

Botany

  • Amaranthus dubius, known as red spinach or Chinese spinach
  • Atriplex hortensis, known as mountain spinach or French spinach
  • Basella alba, known as Malabar spinach, red vine spinach, creeping spinach or climbing spinach
  • Chard (Beta vulgaris), also known as spinach beet, silverbeet or perpetual spinach
  • Chenopodium bonus-henricus, also known as Lincolnshire spinach
  • Cleome serrulata, known as Navajo spinach
  • Ipomoea aquatica, known as water spinach, river spinach or Chinese spinach
  • Morogo, or African spinach, referring to a group of at least three different dark green leafy vegetables
  • Rumex acetosa, also known as spinach dock
  • Tetragonia tetragonioides, known as New Zealand spinach or sea spinach

Other uses

  • Spinach (moth) (Eulithis mellinata), a moth of the family Geometridae
  • Spinach aptamer, a synthetic RNA aptamer designed as a mimic of green fluorescent protein

See also

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