Atriplex

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Noun 1. [画像:Atriplex - orach]Atriplex - orach; saltbush
caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
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
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