Meanings
nounprairie dock (countable and uncountable, plural prairie docks)
plural prairie docks
- countableuncountableThe plant Silphium perfoliatum.
- countableuncountableThe plant Silphium terebinthinaceum.
- countableuncountableThe plant Parthenium integrifolium.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounstout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with prairie dock
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prairie dock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie%20dock
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“prairie dock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie%20dock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prairie dock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prairie%20dock.
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