Phrase guide

New Zealand spinach

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A plant whose leaves are used as spinach-like greens, Tetragonia tetragonioides

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tetragonia tetragonioides, Tetragonia expansa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: espinac de Nova Zelanda — Plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 番杏 (fānxìng) — Plant
  • Estonian: Uus-Meremaa spinat — Plant
  • Finnish: uudenseelanninpinaatti — Plant
  • Finnish: lamopinaatti — Plant
  • Galician: espinaca de Nova Zelandia — Plant
  • Italian: tetragonia — Plant
  • Japanese: 蔓菜 (tsuruna) — Plant
  • Swedish: nyzeeländsk spenat — Plant
  • Yami: tamek no kangkang — Plant