candock
candock · candocks
A plant or weed that grows in riversA plant or weed that grows in rivers.
Meaning
3 sensesA plant or weed that grows in rivers.
A horsetail of species Equisetum telmateia.
A yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).
Origin
Probably can (“from use to polish cans and other metal objects”) + dock (“plant”). CompareProbably can (“from use to polish cans and other metal objects”) + dock (“plant”). Compare German Kannenkraut (“horsetail”), literally "canweed".
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