Meanings
noundockmackie (plural dockmackies)
plural dockmackies
- A viburnum of species Viburnum acerifolium, native to eastern North America.
Synonyms: maple-leaf viburnum, maple-leaved arrowwood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA viburnum of species Viburnum acerifolium, native to eastern North America.
Similar
maple-leaf viburnummaple-leaved arrowwood
Origin
From Algonquian, perhaps from Lenape dogekumak (“an unknown smokable plant”) via Dutch (whence the diminutive ending -ie), or perhaps from a Mahican word.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
dockmackie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockmackie
MLA
“dockmackie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockmackie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dockmackie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dockmackie.
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