Chinese spinach noun6 •Any of several plants grown as leaf vegetables. •Ipomoea aquatica, water spinach, a semi-aquatic plant with hollow stems and long, lance-shaped leaves. •Amaranthus dubius, often bearing red or purple marks •Amaranthus tricolor, edible amaranth •Basella alba, Malabar spinach, with thick, succulent, heart-shaped leaves •Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherd's purse)