waterdock
waterdock · waterdocks
Any of a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and…Any of a species of perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Rumex native to fens and freshwater banks of Europe and Western Asia.
Meaning
1 sensesAny 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”From water + dock. Compare Old English ēa-docce (“Rumex aquaticus”, literally “water-dock”).
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