patience dock
/ˌpeɪʃns ˈdɒk/noun
1 English regional (northern). The plant bistort, Polygonum bistorta.
2A dock, Rumex patientia, formerly much grown as a pot-herb.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Withering (1741–1799), physician and botanist. From patience + dock.
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- glossopharyngeal
- glossopharyngeal nerve
- gloss paint
- glossy
- glossy ibis
- glossy mag
- glossy magazine
- glossy starling
- glost
- glottal
- glottal stop
- glottic
- glottis
- glottochronological
- glottochronology
- Gloucester
- Gloucester Old Spot
- Gloucestershire
- glove
- glovebox
- glove compartment
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- gloveless
- glove puppet