Orache

Orache
Orach 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. [1913 Webster]

{Garden orache}, a plant ({Atriplex hortensis}), often used as a pot herb; -- also called {mountain spinach}. [1913 Webster]


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  • orache — or orach noun Etymology: Middle English orage, arage, from Anglo French orasche, arache, from Vulgar Latin *atrapic , atrapex, from Greek atraphaxys Date: 14th century any of various herbs (genus Atriplex) of the goosefoot family that include… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • orache — or·ache …   English syllables

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