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broad-leaved dock

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Noun1.broad-leaved dock - European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North Americabroad-leaved dock - European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
sour grass, dock, sorrel - any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine


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However, there are a good number of relatives of our common broad-leaved dock that can add a nice splash of colour to the late summer and autumn garden.
I suffer from multiple chemical sensitivity, and tea prepared from broad-leaved dock roots (Rumex obtusifolius) proved helpful in getting rid of other environmental toxins as well.
Last year council officers drafted new policies in a bid to stop the spread of weeds such as Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed, spear thistle, creeping thistle, field thistle, curled dock, broad-leaved dock and ragwort, which poisons grazing animals.
 
 
 
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