Nearby words
blister steel, blistering, blisteringly, blistery, blit, blite, blithe, blither, blithering, blithesome, blithesomely
Origin of blite
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin blitum < Greek blíton
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Word Origin and History for blite
blite
spinach, or plants like it, early 15c., from Latin blitum, from Greek bliton, of unknown origin.
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