WILD SPINACH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wild spinach mean? 

• WILD SPINACH (noun)
  The noun WILD SPINACH has 4 senses:

1. European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb

2. common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb

3. leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach

4. leaves collected from the wild

  Familiarity information: WILD SPINACH used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILD SPINACH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

allgood; Chenopodium bonus-henricus; fat hen; good-king-henry; wild spinach

Hypernyms ("wild spinach" is a kind of...):

goosefoot (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)

Meronyms (parts of "wild spinach"):

wild spinach (leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters; pigweed; wild spinach

Hypernyms ("wild spinach" is a kind of...):

goosefoot (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)

Meronyms (parts of "wild spinach"):

lamb's-quarter; pigweed; wild spinach (leaves collected from the wild)

wild spinach (leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("wild spinach" is a kind of...):

green; greens; leafy vegetable (any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables)

Holonyms ("wild spinach" is a part of...):

Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters; pigweed; wild spinach (common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb)

allgood; Chenopodium bonus-henricus; fat hen; good-king-henry; wild spinach (European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Leaves collected from the wild

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

lamb's-quarter; pigweed; wild spinach

Hypernyms ("wild spinach" is a kind of...):

green; greens; leafy vegetable (any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables)

Holonyms ("wild spinach" is a part of...):

Chenopodium album; lamb's-quarters; pigweed; wild spinach (common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb)