orache

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A leafy plant with edible leaves like spinach that grows in salty soil

noun
/ˈɔrək/

: orache

The leaves of orache can be cooked and eaten like spinach.

Examples

Gardeners sometimes grow orache as a nutritious alternative to leafy greens.
Several species of orache thrive in salty marsh environments.
I love adding orache to my salads.
Have you tried orache in your cooking?
Many chefs use orache in their dishes for its unique flavor and nutritional benefits.
You can find orache growing wild in coastal areas and salt marshes.
The edible leaves of orache resemble those of spinach and can be used in salads.

Synonyms

orach

vsorache

Specialized

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A leafy plant like spinach that grows in dry or salty places

has identical meaning but uses the standard modern spelling

Atriplex

vsorache

Specialized

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A group of plants like saltbush that grow in salty or dry soil

is a single herbaceous plant with edible spinachlike leaves not the whole genus

genus Atriplex

vsorache

Specialized

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A group of plants like saltbush that often grow in salty or alkaline soil

is a single edible plant with spinachlike leaves rather than the whole genus

Atriplex hortensis

vsorache

Specialized

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A leafy plant like spinach that you can cook and eat

is the general desert and marsh plant with edible leaves rather than this cultivated species

garden orache

vsorache

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A leafy plant like spinach that you cook or eat raw

is the wild coastal and desert plant rather than the garden cultivated form

Compounds

garden orache

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A leafy plant like spinach that you cook or eat raw

Surface Forms

orache singular

oraches plural

Etymology

Orache comes from the Latin plant name Atriplex, a name for salty, leafy plants. So orache is a wild, edible green, like 'spinach', that often grows in salt marshes and dry places.