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orach

DEFINITIONS OF: orach

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n any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes

Synonyms:
orache
Types:
Atriplex hortensis, garden orache, mountain spinach
Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America
Type of:
herb, 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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