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bloody dock

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A herb named for its characteristic red or purple veins, used in moderate amounts in salads and as ornamental vegetable, Rumex sanguineus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: teal-ruz — Rumex sanguineus
  • Bulgarian: къ́рвав ки́селец (kǎ́rvav kíselec) — Rumex sanguineus
  • Bulgarian: къ́рвавочерве́н ла́пад (kǎ́rvavočervén lápad) — Rumex sanguineus
  • Catalan: llengua de bou roja — Rumex sanguineus
  • Czech: šťovík krvavý — Rumex sanguineus
  • Dutch: bloedzuring — Rumex sanguineus
  • Finnish: punahierakka — Rumex sanguineus
  • Finnish: verihierakka — Rumex sanguineus
  • French: patience sanguine — Rumex sanguineus
  • French: patience sang-de-dragon — Rumex sanguineus
  • West-Frisian: reade surk — Rumex sanguineus
  • German: Hain-Ampfer — Rumex sanguineus
  • German: Blut-Ampfer — Rumex sanguineus
  • Italian: romice rosso — Rumex sanguineus
  • Italian: romice sanguineo — Rumex sanguineus
  • Polish: szczaw gajowy — Rumex sanguineus
  • Romansh: fegliascha sanguinusa — Rumex sanguineus
  • Spanish: acedera roja — Rumex sanguineus
  • Spanish: romaza roja — Rumex sanguineus
  • Spanish: alazán sangriento — Rumex sanguineus
  • Spanish: hoja de vinagre — Rumex sanguineus
  • Swedish: skogsskräppa — Rumex sanguineus
  • Turkish: orman labadası — Rumex sanguineus
  • Welsh: tafolen goch — Rumex sanguineus
  • Welsh: tafolen waedlyd — Rumex sanguineus