# canaigre

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈnaɪɡɹi/

## Definitions
1. Rumex hymenosepalus, a species of dock native to southwestern North America with edible red stems and taproots containing tannin.
2. Tannin-containing matter obtained from the taproots of the plant.

## Etymology
Possibly from Mexican Spanish canaigre, cañagre, cañaigre, variants of cañagria, from caña agria (“canaigre”, literally “sour cane”), from caña (“cane; reed”) (ultimately from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na)) + agria (feminine singular of agrio (“sour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/canaigre