Meaning of CHARLOCK
| Pronunciation: | | 'chârluk
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| | Definition: | | [n] weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields |
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| | Synonyms: | | Brassica kaber, chadlock, field mustard, Sinapis arvensis, wild mustard |
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| | See Also: | | mustard | |
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| | Definition: | | \Char"lock\, n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr.
AS. le['a]c leek. Cf. {Hemlock}.] (Bot.)
A cruciferous plant ({Brassica sinapistrum}) with yellow
flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields.
Called also {chardock}, {chardlock}, {chedlock}, and
{kedlock}.
{Jointed charlock}, {White charlock}, a troublesome weed
({Raphanus Raphanistrum}) with straw-colored, whitish, or
purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.
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