candock

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noun

A plant or weed that grows in rivers.

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Meanings

nouncandock (plural candocks)

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).

Origin

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

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APA

candock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candock

MLA

“candock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candock.

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