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ATRIPLEX

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Orach; saltbush

Synonyms:

Atriplex; genus Atriplex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

Meronyms (members of "Atriplex"):

orach; orache (any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes)

saltbush (any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil)

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

Chenopodiaceae; family Chenopodiaceae; goosefoot family (includes spinach and beets)

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