Meanings
plural oraches · alternative arrach · alternative orache
- The saltbush: any of several plants of the genus Atriplex
- especially Atriplex hortensis
Synonyms: common orach, garden orache, red orach, mountain spinach, French spinach
- datedLamb's quarters: frost-blite (Chenopodium album) or another plant of the genus Chenopodium.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounespecially Atriplex hortensis
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nounany of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀτράφαξυς
- Latinatriplex
- Old Frencharepe
- Anglo-Normanarace
- Middle Englisharage
- Englishorach
From Middle English arage, from Anglo-Norman arace, arache; apparently an irregular derivation from Old French arepe, from classical Latin atriplex, from Ancient Greek ἀτράφαξυς (atráphaxus), of unknown origin (probably loaned).
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Cite this entry
orach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orach
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