Okinawa spinach

noun

Gynura bicolor, an edible perennial plant with dark green and purple leaves used in cooking and traditional medicine.

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Meanings

nounOkinawa spinach (uncountable)

alternative Okinawan spinach

  1. uncountableGynura bicolor, an edible perennial plant with dark green and purple leaves used in cooking and traditional medicine.

Origin

From Okinawa + spinach. Named for its cultivation in Okinawa and areas of southern Japan. Originally native to mainland Asia and introduced to Japan, it is unrelated to the common spinach (Spinacia oleracea).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 紅鳳菜 /红凤菜
  • 紅鳳菜 /红凤菜 (hóngfèngcài)Gynura bicolor
Japanese 水前寺菜
  • 水前寺菜 (suizenjina)Gynura bicolor
Cite this entry
APA

Okinawa spinach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinawa%20spinach

MLA

“Okinawa spinach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinawa%20spinach. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Okinawa spinach,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinawa%20spinach.

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