orach

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes

Etymology

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).

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Synonyms

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