garden orache
- noun
- /ˈɡɑrdən ˈɔrəˌtʃeɪ/
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orégano de jardín
- The leaves of garden orache can be cooked or eaten raw in salads.
Examples
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She planted garden orache beside her spinach in early spring.
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The garden orache thrives in well-drained soil.
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In some regions, garden orache is valued for its tolerance to heat in summer.
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I love adding garden orache to my salads.
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She planted garden orache beside her spinach in early spring.
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The leaves of garden orache can be cooked or eaten raw in salads.
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I love adding garden orache to my salads.
Synonyms
A leafy plant like spinach that you can cook and eat
A leafy plant from Asia with edible leaves used like spinach
A leafy plant with edible leaves like spinach that grows in salty soil
A leafy plant like spinach that grows in dry or salty places
A group of plants like saltbush that often grow in salty or alkaline soil
A group of plants like saltbush that grow in salty or dry soil
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a type/variety of orache associated with gardens, so its meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'garden' (cultivated plot) modifying 'orache' (the Atriplex plant). This modifier+head pattern is a transparent, cross-linguistically common noun combination, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Garden orache gets its name from the old word orache for a leafy plant and the word garden, which shows this is the kind people grow at home. People used it like 'spinach', a leafy vegetable you cook or add to salads, so the name shows it is a garden green used for food.