Fleadock

/ˈfliːdɒk/ noun

Definition

A plant (related to dock plants) believed to have properties that could repel or eliminate fleas.

Etymology

Compound of 'flea' and 'dock' (a type of plant). Medieval herbalists named medicinal plants after the conditions they supposedly treated.

Kelly Says

Fleadock is one of dozens of plants that herbalists hopefully named for pest-repelling properties—medieval gardeners basically named plants like they were writing prescriptions with high hopes!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አትክልት ብዙ
at-kil-t bi-zoo
ARالعربية
انتشار قمل
in-ta-shar qam-l
BNবাংলা
মশার ব্যাপক আক্রমণ
ma-shar ba-pak ak-ra-mon
CACatalà
infestació de llacs
in-fes-ta-syon deh yak
CSČeština
blechý invaze
ble-chy in-va-ze
DADansk
loppeplage
loppe-pla-ge
DEDeutsch
Flöheplage
floh-eh-pla-ge
ELΕλληνικά
πρόσφυγες ψείρες
pro-s-f-yges p-se-res
ESEspañol
gran infestación de pulgas
gran in-fes-ta-syon deh POO-lgas
FAفارسی
تكاثر پشه
ta-ka-tar p-sheh
FISuomi
punkkien valloitus
punk-kien va-lo-i-tus
FRFrançais
invasion de puces
in-va-syon deh poo-sɛ
GUGU
ખાડું વઢ
kha-dun vadh
HAHA
kwaya masu
kway-a ma-su
HEעברית
הצפה של קרדית
hat-tza-fa shel kar-dit
HIहिन्दी
कीटों का प्रकोप
keet-on ka pra-kop
HUMagyar
bögörcök inváziója
bö-gőrc-ök in-va-zió-ja
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyerbuan kutu
pen-ye-r-bu-an ku-tu
IGIG
ụzọ dị oke
u-zo di oke
ITItaliano
grande infestazione di pulci
gran-de in-fes-ta-syon deh pool-chee
JA日本語
ノミの大量発生
nomi no ta-ryo ha-se-tsu
KKKK
көктерестің көп
kook-te-re-sti-ng kop
KMKM
ស្វាយ ច្រើន
s-v-ay ch-reun
KO한국어
벼룩 무더기
byeoruk mu-de-ri
MRMR
कीटांचा प्रकोप
keet-aan-cha pra-kop
MSBahasa Melayu
serangan kutu
se-ran-gan ku-tu
MYမြန်မာ
ပုလဲကြောင် ပေါင်း
pu-le-kyaun pa-ung
NLNederlands
vlooi-overlast
vlooi-o-ver-last
NONorsk
loppeplage
loppe-pla-ge
PAPA
ਮਾੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਝੁੰਡ
ma-d-yaan da jh-und
PLPolski
inwazja pcheł
in-wa-z-ya pch-el
PTPortuguês
grande infestação de pulgas
gran-de in-fes-ta-syon deh POO-lgas
RORomână
infestație cu păpușele
in-fes-ta-tye ku pa-pu-she-le
RUРусский
размножение блох
raz-mno-zhen-iye blo-kh
SVSvenska
loppor infestation
lo-por in-fes-ta-syon
SWKiswahili
panya nyingi
pa-nya nin-ge
TAதமிழ்
உமிர் பரவல்
um-ir pa-ra-val
TEతెలుగు
మొక్కల పెరుగుదల
mokk-la pe-ru-gu-dal
THไทย
หมัดระบาด
mat ra-bat
TLTL
pag-aakyat ng pulgas
pa-ga-a-kyat ng poo-lgas
TRTürkçe
bit istilası
bit is-ti-la-si
UKУкраїнська
розмноження бліх
roz-mno-zhen-nya bli-kh
URاردو
کھانے کی چھلک کی وادی
khanay ki chhalak ki wa-di
VITiếng Việt
bọ chét lan tràn
bo chet lan tran
YOYO
ẹ̀ẹ́ gbogbo
eh eh g-bo-go
ZH中文
跳蚤大量繁殖
tiào niǎo dà liàng fán zhēng
ZUZU
wento ezulu
wen-to e-zu-lu

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