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candock

candock noun: a plant or weed that grows in rivers.

candock: a plant or weed that grows in rivers
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Noun

candock (plural candocks)

  1. A plant or weed that grows in rivers.
  2. A horsetail of species Equisetum telmateia.
  3. A yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).

Forms of candock

pluralcandocks

Origin of candock

Probably can (“from use to polish cans and other metal objects”) + dock (“plant”). Compare German Kannenkraut (“horsetail”), literally "canweed".

Questions about candock

What does candock mean?
Candock means a plant or weed that grows in rivers.
What part of speech is candock?
Candock is a noun.
What is the plural of candock?
The plural of candock is candocks.

Words near candock in the dictionary

  1. candleworks
  2. candlewright
  3. candlewrights
  4. candling
  5. Cando
  6. candock
  7. candocks
  8. candolleaceous
  9. Candollean
  10. candoluminescence
  11. candoluminescent

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