HyperDic: bitter_dock

English > 1 sense of the expression bitter dock:
NOUNplantbitter dock, broad-leaved dock, yellow dock, Rumex obtusifoliusEuropean dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock / rootstock common as a weed in North America
English > bitter dock: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock / rootstock common as a weed in North America.
Synonymsbroad-leaved dock, yellow dock, Rumex obtusifolius
Broaderdock, sorrel, sour grassAny of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

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