orach
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of orach
1350–1400; Middle English orage, arage < Old French arache < Vulgar Latin *atripica, variant of Latin atriplic- (stem of atriplex ) ≪ Greek atráphaxys
Example Sentences
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Little manila coin envelopes filled with seeds of a dark purple poppy, cobalt blue love-in-a-mist, fragrant sweet peas, ruby orach, rusty foxglove — and yes, Miss Willmott’s “ghost” — make up my garden’s currency.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2022
Try purple orach, too, with its tender foliage, rich in antioxidants.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2015
He favored the rare and unusual such as orach, asparagus bean, and sprout kale, foods that are likely almost impossible to find in Virginia today.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2014
In the winter they lived on chaff and orach.
From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
The following things which grow wild should be boiled,—beetroot, mallow, sorrel, nettles, spinach, onions, leeks, orach, and mushrooms.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
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