"waterdock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waterdocks [plural]
Etymology: From water + dock. Compare Old English ēa-docce (“Rumex aquaticus”, literally “water-dock”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|water|dock}} water + dock, {{cog|ang|ēadocce|ēa-docce|lit=water-dock|t=Rumex aquaticus}} Old English ēa-docce (“Rumex aquaticus”, literally “water-dock”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants Synonyms: water-dock, water dock

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