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charlock

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char·lock  (chärlk, -lk)
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.
[Middle English cherlok, from Old English cerlic.]
charlock [ˈtʃɑːlɒk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
white charlock Also called wild radish runch [rʌntʃ] a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
[Old English cerlic, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.charlockcharlock - weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields
Brassica kaber, chadlock, field mustard, Sinapis arvensis, wild mustard
mustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica


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One species of charlock will supplant another, and so in other cases.
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