Definition of "orach" [or•ach]

• Any of various plants of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, having edible, spinachlike leaves. (noun)

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• "Bittman also inspired me to grow amaranth, orach, and cultivated strains of purslane, dandelions and watercress in my garden, and to harvest their wild cousins instead of composting them."
• "I might try orach again sometime, and use the leaves small."
• "Or for the abject poverty that had made bitter orach plants, cooked in water that had tested positive for typhoid, dysentery, and malaria, seem desirable."