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orache

Pronunciation: /ˈɒrətʃ/
(also orach)
Definition of orache

noun

  • a plant of the goosefoot family with leaves that are sometimes covered in a white mealy substance. Several kinds are edible and can be used as a substitute for spinach or sorrel.
    • Genus Atriplex, family Chenopodiaceae: several species, in particular the common orache (A. hortensis), which is cultivated in some areas

Origin:

Middle English orage, from Anglo-Norman French arasche, from Latin atriplex, from Greek atraphaxus

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