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Charlock

Charlock Meaning & Definition
Charlock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Charlock?

[n] weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields

Synonyms | Synonyms for Charlock: Brassica kaber | chadlock | field mustard | Sinapis arvensis | wild mustard

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See Also | mustard

Charlock In Webster's Dictionary

\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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