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Syllabification: (dock)
Pronunciation: /däk/
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Definition of dock

noun

  • a coarse weed of temperate regions, with inconspicuous greenish or reddish flowers. The leaves are popularly used to relieve nettle stings.
    • Genus Rumex, family Polygonaceae

Origin:

Old English docce, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dialect dokke

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