Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,923,518,479 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

orache
(redirected from common oraches)

   Also found in: Medical 0.01 sec.
or·ach also or·ache  (ôrch, r-)
n.
Any of various plants of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, having edible, spinachlike leaves.

[Middle English orage, arage, from Old French arrache, from Vulgar Latin *tripica, from Latin triplex, triplic-, from Greek atraphaxus.]

orache esp US, orach [ˈɒrɪtʃ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several herbaceous plants or small shrubs of the chenopodiaceous genus Atriplex, esp A. hortensis (garden orache), which is cultivated as a vegetable. They have typically greyish-green lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers
[from Old French arache, from Latin atriplex, from Greek atraphaxus, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.orache - any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshesorache - any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
Atriplex, genus Atriplex - orach; saltbush
Atriplex hortensis, garden orache, mountain spinach - Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
 
Common Open Policy Service Protocol, Request for Comments
Common Open Protocol Service
Common Open Software Environment
Common Open Systems Environment
Common Operating Digital Environment
common operating environment
common operating environment
common operating environment
Common Operating Environment Security Services
Common Operating Environment-Kernel Platform Criteria
Common Operating Picture
Common Operating System
Common Operating Systems Environment
Common Operational Activities List
Common Operational and Tactical Pictures
common operational modeling, planning, and simulation strategy
Common Operational Picture
Common Operational Picture
Common Operational Picture Bridge
Common Operational Picture Working Group
common operational picture-combat support enabled
Common Operational Research Equipment
Common Operations Picture System
common opossum
Common Options for Airport Regions
Common Optoelectronic Laser Detection System
common or garden
common oraches
Common Order Repository
Common Organizational Level Tester
Common Origination and Disbursement
Common OS API
common osier
Common Ostrich
Common Ostrich
Common Ostrich
common otter shell
common otter shells
Common Outage Capacity Region
Common Outage Probability
Common Output File
Common Output Level
Common Output Level Standards
Common ownership
Common Packet Channel
Common Packet Multiplexer
Common Paging and Access
common paging terminal distribution system
common palm civets
common palmar digital nerve
Common Parametric Aircraft Configuration Schema
common parentage
Common Part Convergence Sublayer
Common Part Convergence Sublayer-Service Data Unit
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.