yellow dock
- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊ dɑk/
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acederilla amarilla
- Yellow dock can be recognized by its broad leaves and tall flowering stalks.
Examples
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Yellow dock
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The yellow dock is often found growing wild in gardens and fields.
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Sari brewed a tea using yellow dock, which is known for its health benefits.
Synonyms
A common weed with large blunt leaves and a bitter root
A common weed with large rounded leaves that comes from Europe
A plant with broad, rounded leaves and a bitter root that often grows as a weed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a simple color + noun naming pattern: it denotes a dock (Rumex) plant that is yellow, so the meaning is directly derivable from 'yellow' (the color) + 'dock' (the plant). Such color-noun compound names are common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended referent.
Etymology
Yellow dock is the name of a common plant with broad, rounded leaves and a bitter, yellowish 'root'. The name comes from the plant's yellow parts and the word dock, which people used for several broad-leaved 'weeds', so yellow dock simply points to a 'dock' plant with yellow roots often used in herbal medicine.
