# orach

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔɹɪt͡ʃ/

## Definitions
1. The saltbush: any of several plants of the genus Atriplex
2. The saltbush: any of several plants of the genus Atriplex
3. Lamb's quarters: frost-blite (Chenopodium album) or another plant of the genus Chenopodium.

## 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).

## Source
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