Spinach vs. Waterleaf — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Spinach and Waterleaf
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Definitions
Spinach
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a leafy green flowering plant native to central and western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae.
Waterleaf
Any of various North American herbaceous plants of the genus Hydrophyllum, having pinnately lobed often spotted leaves and terminal cymose clusters of white or purplish flowers.
Spinach
An edible Asian plant of the goosefoot family, with large dark green leaves which are widely eaten as a vegetable.
Waterleaf
(botany) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
Spinach
An annual plant (Spinacia oleracea) native to southwest Asia, widely cultivated for its succulent edible leaves.
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Waterleaf
(botany) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.
Spinach
The leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
Waterleaf
A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
Spinach
A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
Waterleaf
(architecture) A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
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Spinach
Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleraceae is.
Waterleaf
(paper technology) An absorbent unsized paper like blotters as opposed to slake-sized or hard sized papers.
Spinach
Chinese spinach, red spinach (Amaranthus dubius)
Waterleaf
Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers.
Spinach
Malabar spinach red vine spinach, creeping spinach, climbing spinach, vine spinach, buffalo spinach, Ceylon spinach (Basella alba)
Waterleaf
Any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
Spinach
(Atriplex hortensis)
Spinach
(Brassica juncea)
Spinach
New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides, syn. Tetragonia expansa)
Spinach
(Gynura bicolor)
Spinach
(Alternanthera sissoo)
Spinach
(Chenopodium capitatum)
Spinach
Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)
Spinach
(South Africa) wild spinach, African spinach (various nightshade, legume, and Cucurbitaceae species)
Spinach
, perpetual spinach (Beta vulgaris: chard)
Spinach
(Cleome serrulata)
Spinach
Lincolnshire spinach (Blitum bonus-henricus, syn. Chenopodium bonus-henricus: Good King Henry)
Spinach
, mountain spinach (Atriplex spp., Chenopodium rubrum)
Spinach
(Rumex acetosa: common sorrel, garden sorrel)
Spinach
Tree spinach:
Spinach
(Claytonia perfoliata, syn. Montia perfoliata)
Spinach
Plants with spinach-like leaves that are noxious in some way
Spinach
(Emex australis), which bears thorny seeds
Spinach
(Trianthema triquetra)
Spinach
Plants with spinach-like leaves that have medicinal use
Spinach
, Mollucan spinach (Gynura nepalensis)
Spinach
A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the Goosefoot family.
Spinach
Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
Spinach
Dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads