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dock

noun [C or U] (PLANT)
 
 
/dɒk/ US  /dɑːk/

Definition

a common wild plant with large wide leaves that grows in some northern countries such as Britain: Rubbing dock leaves on nettle stings helps to relieve the pain.Common plants
(Definition of dock noun (PLANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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