dock vs French sorrel

French sorrel vs dock

dock and French sorrel both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, French sorrel is a hyponym of dock; that is, French sorrel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dock:

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

Other hyponyms of dock include garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa, sour dock, Rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel, sheep sorrel, bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, Rumex obtusifolius, yellow dock, garden sorrel, Rumex scutatus.

dock (noun)	French sorrel (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair	greens having small tart oval to pointed leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads
a short or shortened tail of certain animals	low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves
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

dock (verb)	French sorrel (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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