French sorrel vs dock

dock vs French sorrel

French sorrel and dock both are nouns.

French sorrel is not a verb while dock is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
French sorrel	Yes	No	No	No
dock	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dock is a hypernym of French sorrel; that is, dock is a word with a broader meaning than French sorrel:

French sorrel: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves
dock: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

Other hypernyms of French sorrel include sorrel, sour grass.

French sorrel (noun)	dock (noun)
greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads	the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves	a short or shortened tail of certain animals
	landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
	an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
	a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
	any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

French sorrel (verb)	dock (verb)
	maneuver into a dock
	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
	come into dock
	deduct from someone's wages
	deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

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