waterdock

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English

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A waterdock of the genus Rumex

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Etymology

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From water +‎ dock. Compare Old English ēa-docce (“Rumex aquaticus”, literally “water-dock”).

Noun

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waterdock (plural waterdocks)

  1. (botany) Any of a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and freshwater banks of Europe and Western Asia.
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