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Definition of French spinach
1. Noun. Common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States.
Lexicographical Neighbors of French Spinach
Literary usage of French spinach
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"Orache, or French spinach, 1461. ... or French spinach, Atriplex hortensis L.,
... quality to the common spinach, and even to the orache, or French spinach. ..."
2. The Suburban Horticulturist: Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and by John Claudius Loudon (1842)
"Orache, or French spinach. 1451. The orache, or French spinach, ... is of inferior
quality to the common spinach, and even to the orache, or French spinach. ..."
3. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1842)
"Orach or French spinach. Subsect. 3. New Zealand Spinach. Subsect. 4. Perennial
Spinach. Subsect. 5. The Spinach Beet, and the Chard Beet. Subsect. 6. ..."
4. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America: Containing Full Descriptions of by Fearing Burr (1874)
"French spinach. Mountain Spinach. Atriplex hortensis. Orach is a hardy, annual
plant, with an erect, branching stem, varying in height from two to four feet ..."
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