orach (n.)

also arach, arrach, or orage, one of several old-world plants of the genus Atriplex, c. 1300, from Old French arrache, said to be from Latin atriplice, from Greek atraphaxus, but Prior proposes the source of the French is an unattested Medieval Latin *aurago from aurum, "gold" + ago, "wort" (as in borage, plantago, etc.).

updated on February 01, 2023