yellow charlock

yellow charlock
noun

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  • Charlock — 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},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • charlock — [chär′lək] n. [ME cherlok < OE cerlic] a weed (Brassica kaber) of the crucifer family, with yellow flowers …   English World dictionary

  • charlock — /chahr leuhk/, n. a wild mustard, Brassica kaber, having lobed, ovate leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers, often troublesome as a weed in grainfields. [bef. 1000; ME cherlok, OE cerlic < ?] * * * ▪ plant       (Brassica kaber, or Sinapis …   Universalium

  • charlock — noun Any of several yellow flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard …   Wiktionary

  • charlock — [ tʃα:lɒk] noun a wild mustard with yellow flowers. [Sinapis arvensis.] Origin OE cerlic, cyrlic; of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • charlock — char•lock [[t]ˈtʃɑr lək, lɒk[/t]] n. pln a wild mustard, Brassica kaber, having lobed, ovate leaves and clusters of small yellow flowers: a weed in grain fields • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME cherlok, OE cerlic …   From formal English to slang

  • charlock — n. a wild mustard, Sinapis arvensis, with yellow flowers. Also called field mustard. Etymology: OE cerlic, of unkn. orig …   Useful english dictionary

  • yellow flower — noun : charlock …   Useful english dictionary

  • yellow mustard — noun : charlock …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jointed charlock — Charlock 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},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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