n. Any of various edible plants of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis or A. patula.
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n. any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
Word Usage
"Best of the bunch, the three of us agreed, were the aforementioned mackerel served with orache a native weed often found on waste ground, broccoli, both limp and petrified, and a dribble of"