- blite
- blite spinach, or plants like it, early 15c., from L. blitum, from Gk. bliton, of unknown origin.
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Blite — (bl[imac]t), n. [L. blitum, Gr. bli ton.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs ({Blitum}) with a fleshy calyx. {Blitum capitatum} is the strawberry blite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blite — /bluyt/, n. 1. See sea blite. 2. See strawberry blite. [1375 1425; late ME < L blitum < Gk blíton] * * * … Universalium
blite — ˈblīt noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin blitum orach, from Greek bliton : any of several herbs of the family Chenopodiaceae: a. : strawberry blite … Useful english dictionary
blite — (L). Insipid; stupid … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
Frost-blite — n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Atriplex}; orache. Gray. (b) The lamb s quarters ({Chenopodium album}). Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea blite — (Bot.) A plant ({Su[ae]da maritima}) of the Goosefoot family, growing in salt marshes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strawberry blite — Strawberry Straw ber*ry, n. [AS. stre[ a]wberige; stre[ a]w straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.) A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of a red color, the fruit of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strawberry blite — noun European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America • Syn: ↑strawberry pigweed, ↑Indian paint, ↑Chenopodium capitatum • Hypernyms: ↑goosefoot * * * noun : an annual weedy herb ( … Useful english dictionary
sea blite — /bluyt/ any of several halophytic herbs of the genus Suaeda, having fleshy leaves. [1755 60] * * * … Universalium
strawberry blite — a plant, Chenopodium capitatum, having dense, rounded clusters of minute reddish flowers. * * * … Universalium
