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or·ache also or·ach O0104300 (ôr′ĭch, ŏr′-) n. Any of various plants of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, having edible leaves that taste somewhat like spinach.
[Middle English arage, orach, from Old French arrache, arroche, from Vulgar Latin *atrapica, alteration (influenced by Latin ātriplex, ātriplic-) of Greek atraphaxus, of pre-Greek substrate origin.] orache (ˈɒrɪtʃ) or orachn (Plants) any of several herbaceous plants or small shrubs of the chenopodiaceous genus Atriplex, esp A. hortensis (garden orache), which is cultivated as a vegetable. They have typically greyish-green lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers[C15: from Old French arache, from Latin atriplex, from Greek atraphaxus, of obscure origin]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  orache - any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshesorachAtriplex, genus Atriplex - orach; saltbushAtriplex hortensis, garden orache, mountain spinach - Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North Americaherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
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orache also orach (ôr′ĭch, ŏr′-)n. Any of various plants of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, having edible leaves that taste somewhat like spinach.oracheenUK
Related to orache: garden oracheSynonyms for orachenoun any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshesSynonymsRelated Words- Atriplex
- genus Atriplex
- Atriplex hortensis
- garden orache
- mountain spinach
- herb
- herbaceous plant
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