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noun
The saltbush: any of several plants of the genus Atriplex
especially Atriplex hortensis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The saltbush: any of several plants of the genus Atriplex
or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Lamb's quarters: frost-blite (Chenopodium album) or another plant of the genus Chenopodium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: orache
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: garden orache, mountain spinach, Atriplex hortensis
History
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).
