Meanings
noungarden patience (uncountable)
- uncountableAny of several dock plants of the genus Rumex, especially Rumex patientia.
Synonyms: patience dock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several dock plants of the genus Rumex, especially Rumex patientia.
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Origin
- Vulgar Latinlapathium
- Englishgarden patience
From garden and a corruption of Low Vulgar Latin lapathium.
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garden patience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20patience
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“garden patience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20patience. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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