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waterdock

waterdock noun: any of a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and freshwater banks of Europe and Western Asia.

waterdock: any of a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and freshwater...
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Noun

waterdock (plural waterdocks)

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

Forms of waterdock

pluralwaterdocks
alternative formwater-dock
alternative formwater dock

Origin of waterdock

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

Questions about waterdock

What does waterdock mean?
Waterdock means any of a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and freshwater banks of Europe and Western Asia.
What part of speech is waterdock?
Waterdock is a noun.
What is the plural of waterdock?
The plural of waterdock is waterdocks.

Words near waterdock in the dictionary

  1. watercressed
  2. watercresses
  3. watercressing
  4. watercressy
  5. waterculture
  6. waterdock
  7. waterdocks
  8. waterdog
  9. waterdogs
  10. waterdrain
  11. waterdrome

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