waterdock

English

A waterdock of the genus Rumex

Alternative forms

water-dock, water dock

Etymology

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

Noun

waterdock (plural waterdocks)

(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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