charlock
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char·lock
(chär′lək, -lŏk′)n.
An annual weed (Sinapis arvensis) in the mustard family, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, having racemes of yellow flowers and hairy stems and foliage. Also called wild mustard.
[Middle English cherlok, from Old English cerlic.]
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charlock
(ˈtʃɑːlɒk)n
1. (Plants) Also called: wild mustard a weedy Eurasian plant, Sinapis arvensis (or Brassica kaber), with hairy stems and foliage and yellow flowers: family: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
2. (Plants) white charlock Also called: wild radish or runch a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
[Old English cerlic, of obscure origin]
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char•lock
(ˈtʃɑr lək, -lɒk)n.
a wild mustard, Brassica kaber, having lobed, ovate leaves and clusters of small yellow flowers: a weed in grain fields.
[before 1000; Middle English cherlok, Old English cerlic]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() mustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica |
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