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CHARLOCK
Etymology
Noun
charlock (plural charlocks)
Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Brassica kaber).
Synonyms
• kilk
Source: Wiktionary
Char"lock, n. Etym: [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr. AS. leác leek. Cf. Hemlock.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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