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RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rumex obtusifolius mean? 

RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS (noun)
  The noun RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS has 1 sense:

1. European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bitter dock; broad-leaved dock; Rumex obtusifolius; yellow dock

Hypernyms ("Rumex obtusifolius" is a kind of...):

dock; sorrel; sour grass (any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine)


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