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ˈtʃɑr lək, -lɒkchar·lock

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. field mustard, wild mustard, charlock, chadlock, Brassica kaber, Sinapis arvensisnoun

    weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields

Wiktionary

  1. charlocknoun

    Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Charlocknoun

    A weed growing among the corn with a yellow flower. It is a species of Mithridate mustard.

Wikipedia

  1. charlock

    Sinapis arvensis, the charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard, or charlock, is an annual or winter annual plant of the genus Sinapis in the family Brassicaceae. It is found in the fields of North Africa, Asia and Europe. Pieris rapae, the small white butterfly, and Pieris napi, the green veined white butterfly are significant consumers of charlock during their larval stages.

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  1. charlock

    Charlock is a type of wild mustard plant, typically known as Sinapis arvensis or Brassica kaber, that is characterized by its bright yellow flowers. This plant, native to Europe and Asia, is now found worldwide. It often grows in fields and along roadsides, and though it is sometimes considered a weed, it is also used in folk medicine. The entire plant, including the leaves, seeds, and flowers, can be consumed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Charlocknoun

    a cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, chedlock, and kedlock

  2. Etymology: [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr. AS. lec leek. Cf. Hemlock.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Charlock

    chär′lok, n. a plant of the mustard family, with yellow flowers, that grows as a weed in cornfields. [A.S. cerlic.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of charlock in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of charlock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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