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Webster 1913 Edition


Blite

Blite

(blīt)
,
Noun.
[L.
blitum
, Gr.
βλίτον
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of herbs (
Blitum
) with a fleshy calyx.
Blitum capitatum
is the strawberry
blite
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Blite

BLITE

,
Noun.
[L. blitum.] A genus of plants, called strawberry spinach.
1.
A species of amaranth, or flower gentle.