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Atriplex hortensis

Atriplex hortensis

9.9
A leafy plant like spinach that you can cook and eat
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The leaves of Atriplex hortensis can be cooked and eaten much like spinach.

Examples

  • Atriplex hortensis thrives in temperate climates and is sometimes grown in vegetable gardens.

  • The Atriplex hortensis is often mistaken for spinach.

  • Gardeners often prefer Atriplex hortensis because it is easy to cultivate and resistant to pests.

  • Have you tried cooking with Atriplex hortensis?

  • Gardeners often prefer Atriplex hortensis because it is easy to cultivate and resistant to pests.

  • The leaves of Atriplex hortensis can be cooked and eaten much like spinach.

  • Atriplex hortensis thrives in temperate climates and is sometimes grown in vegetable gardens.

Synonyms

mountain spinach
vsAtriplex hortensis
7.2

A leafy plant from Asia with edible leaves used like spinach

is the same plant but called by a different common name
garden orache
vsAtriplex hortensis
9.9

A leafy plant like spinach that you cook or eat raw

is the same species but expressed as an alternate common name

Surface Forms

Atriplex hortensis singular
Atriplex hortensises plural

Morphology

Atriplex + hortensis

This is a Latin binomial (scientific name) and its specific meaning (a spinach-like potherb) depends on botanical naming conventions rather than regular English composition. An average B1 learner who knows the constituent forms would not be able to derive the species identity from 'Atriplex' and the Latin element 'hortensis', so the meaning is not predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Atriplex hortensis comes from Latin words that describe the plant. Atriplex was an old name for 'orache', a leafy green like spinach, and hortensis means 'of the garden', so the name gives the image of a garden green people cook and eat.