waterdock

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noun

Any of a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and freshwater banks of Europe and Western Asia.

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Meanings

nounwaterdock (plural waterdocks)

plural waterdocks · alternative water-dock · alternative water dock

  1. biologyAny of a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and freshwater banks of Europe and Western Asia.

Origin

From water + dock. Compare Old English ēa-docce (“Rumex aquaticus”, literally “water-dock”).

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APA

waterdock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterdock

MLA

“waterdock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterdock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterdock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterdock.

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