English Explanatory Dictionary

dockmackie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A viburnum of species Viburnum acerifolium, native to eastern North America.

Word forms

dockmackie dockmackies

Etymology

From Algonquian, perhaps from Lenape dogekumak (“an unknown smokable plant”) via Dutch (whence the diminutive ending -ie), or perhaps from a Mahican word.

Synonyms

maple-leaf viburnum maple-leaved arrowwood
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