"candock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: candocks [plural]
Etymology: Probably can (“from use to polish cans and other metal objects”) + dock (“plant”). Compare German Kannenkraut (“horsetail”), literally "canweed". Etymology templates: {{compound|en|can|dock|t1=from use to polish cans and other metal objects|t2=plant}} can (“from use to polish cans and other metal objects”) + dock (“plant”), {{cog|de|Kannenkraut||horsetail}} German Kannenkraut (“horsetail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} candock (plural candocks)
  1. A plant or weed that grows in rivers.
    Sense id: en-candock-en-noun-LnbPNPc0 Categories (other): Nymphaeales order plants, Water plants Disambiguation of Nymphaeales order plants: 13 46 41 Disambiguation of Water plants: 54 27 19
  2. A horsetail of species Equisetum telmateia.
    Sense id: en-candock-en-noun-XT0kHOYN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Horsetails, Nymphaeales order plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 48 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 54 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 54 31 Disambiguation of Horsetails: 7 80 13 Disambiguation of Nymphaeales order plants: 13 46 41
  3. A yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).
    Sense id: en-candock-en-noun-sjCTIih6 Categories (other): Nymphaeales order plants Disambiguation of Nymphaeales order plants: 13 46 41

Inflected forms

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