The Collaborative International Dictionary
Blite \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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
spinach, or plants like it, early 15c., from Latin blitum, from Greek bliton, which is of unknown origin.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The plant (taxlink Amaranthus blitum species noshow=1). 2 Any of various plants in the genus ''Chenopodium''. 3 Any of various plants in the genus ''Atriplex''.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Blite could refer to any one of the following plants:
- Amaranthus blitum
- Strawberry blite (Chenopodium capitatum, formerly of the genus Blitum)
- Chenopodium bonus-henricus
- Some species of Atriplex
- Coastblite goosefoot
- Sea blite (aka plant genus Suaeda)
Not to be confused with blight, a plant disease.
Usage examples of "blite".
Ze knoopte een handdoek om haar natte haren, trok een badjas over haar lenige lichaam aan en ging op blote voeten naar de eetkamer, waar ze tegenover George aan tafel ging zitten.
Sandoz, met blote benen en op blote voeten, had door de zon een kaneelbruine kleur gekregen.
Ze knoopte een handdoek om haar natte haren, trok een badjas over haar lenige lichaam aan en ging op blote voeten naar de eetkamer, waar ze tegenover George aan tafel ging zitten.
After I have had my revenge upon the Lord of Bats, Benoni, Smage, Quazer and Blite, I will deal with the Baron and see that the Colonel Who Never Died has cause to change his name.
And he thought then of the Colonel her father, and of Smage, Quazer, Blite, Benoni, the Baron.
The Strawberry Blite belongs to the closely allied order Amaranthacece, and is not strictly a native of Britain, only occasionally appearing on rubbish heaps.
The clusters of these fruits have in some localities suggested the name of Strawberry Blite for the plant.