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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 America
Familiarity information: RUMEX OBTUSIFOLIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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