ORACH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orach mean? 

• ORACH (noun)
  The noun ORACH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ORACH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORACH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

orach; orache

Hypernyms ("orach" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orach"):

Atriplex hortensis; garden orache; mountain spinach (Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America)

Holonyms ("orach" is a member of...):

Atriplex; genus Atriplex (orach; saltbush)