blite

noun

ˈblīt

plural -s

: any of several herbs of the family Chenopodiaceae:

a

: strawberry blite

b

: sea blite

c

: good-king-henry

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin blitum orach, from Greek bliton

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