Atriplex

noun

At·​ri·​plex

ˈa‧trəˌpleks

: a widely distributed genus of herbs or subshrubs (family Chenopodiaceae) with small diclinous flowers and utricular fruit enclosed in two bracts see orache

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, orache

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