a plant of the goosefoot family with leaves that are sometimes covered in a white mealy substance. Several kinds are edible and can be used as a substitute for spinach or sorrel 滨藜属的植物(不少种类可以食用,用来替代菠菜或酢浆草)
Genus Atriplex, family Chenopodiaceae: several species, in particular the common orache (A. hortensis), which is cultivated in some areas 滨藜属,藜科:数种,尤指某些地方培植的榆钱菠菜(拉丁名A. hortensis)
语源
Middle English orage, from Anglo-Norman French arasche, from Latin atriplex, from Greek atraphaxus