1. Leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach
   "He foraged for wild spinach to add to the rustic soup"; "The chef featured sautéed wild spinach as a nutrient-rich side dish"
    
2. Edible leaves collected from the wild
   "Foragers often gather wild spinach as a nutritious wild green";
   - lamb's-quarter, pigweed
    
3. European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb
   "wild spinach was once commonly grown in kitchen gardens";
   - good-king-henry, allgood, fat hen, Chenopodium bonus-henricus
    
4. Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb
   "wild spinach is nutritious and can be cooked like spinach";
   - lamb's-quarters, pigweed, Chenopodium album

Type of: goosefoot, green, greens, leafy vegetable

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