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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