char·lock (chär l k, -l k )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]
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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]
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| Noun | 1. |  charlock - weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fieldsmustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica |
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