2 definitions found for Tetragonia expansa

Tetragonia expansa n 1: coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves [syn: New Zealand spinach, Tetragonia tetragonioides, Tetragonia expansa]

Spinach Spin"ach, Spinage Spin"age, n. [OF. espinache, espinoche, F. ['e]pinard; cf. F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all fr. Ar. isf[=a]n[=a]j, isfin[=a]j, aspan[=a]kh, probably of Persian origin.] (Bot.) A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the Goosefoot family. Mountain spinach. See Garden orache, under Orache. New Zealand spinach (Bot.), a coarse herb (Tetragonia expansa), a poor substitute for spinach. Note: Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.