candock

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English

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Candocks (Equisetum telmateia)
Candocks (Nuphar luteum)

Etymology

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Probably can (from use to polish cans and other metal objects) +‎ dock (plant). Compare German Kannenkraut (horsetail), literally "canweed".

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Noun

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candock (plural candocks)

  1. A plant or weed that grows in rivers.
  2. A horsetail of species Equisetum telmateia.
  3. A yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).

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