Meaning of ORACH
| Pronunciation: | | 'oruch
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes |
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| | Synonyms: | | orache |
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| | See Also: | | Atriplex, Atriplex hortensis, garden orache, genus Atriplex, herb, herbaceous plant, mountain spinach | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Or"ach\, Orache \Or"ache\, n. [F. arroche, corrupted fr.
L. atriplex, Gr. ?. Cf. {Arrach}.] (Bot.)
A genus ({Atriplex}) of herbs or low shrubs of the Goosefoot
family, most of them with a mealy surface.
{Garden orache}, a plant ({Atriplex hortensis}), often used
as a pot herb; -- also called {mountain spinach}.
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