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Definition of Candock
1. n. A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum).
Definition of Candock
1. a type of lily [n -S] - See also: lily
Lexicographical Neighbors of Candock
Literary usage of Candock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"... is alluded to as tho water-lily, while by candock the Nuphar is intended ;
the passage alluded to enumerates among water-weeds— ..."
2. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"to Luke ¡i. 32. (Hypa- pante.) Candle-waster. One who keeps late hours, as
spendthrift or as student. candock. A weed that grows in rivers.— Johnson. ..."
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