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ORACHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orache mean?
• ORACHE (noun)
The noun ORACHE has 1 sense:
1. any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
Familiarity information: ORACHE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
orach; orache
Hypernyms ("orache" is a kind 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orache"):
Atriplex hortensis; garden orache; mountain spinach (Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America)
Holonyms ("orache" is a member of...):
Atriplex; genus Atriplex (orach; saltbush)
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