'Rumex Hydrolapathum' definitions:

Definition of 'Rumex Hydrolapathum'

From: GCIDE
  • Parella \Pa*rel"la\, Parelle \Pa`relle\, n. [Cf. F. parelle.] (Bot.) (a) A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and Rumex Hydrolapathum). (b) A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rumex Hydrolapathum'

From: GCIDE
  • Water dock \Wa"ter dock`\ (Bot.) A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the European is {Rumex Hydrolapathum}. [1913 Webster]