charlock

[ chahr-luhk ]

noun

1. a wild mustard, Brassica kaber, having lobed, ovate leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers, often troublesome as a weed in grainfields.

charlock

/ ˈtʃɑːlɒk /

noun

1. Also calledwild mustard a weedy Eurasian plant, Sinapis arvensis (or Brassica kaber ), with hairy stems and foliage and yellow flowers: family: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
2. white charlock
   Also calledwild radishrunchrʌntʃ a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits

Word History and Origins

Origin of charlock¹

before 1000; Middle English cherlok, Old English cerlic < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of charlock¹

Old English cerlic, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

When the young corn is growing up the bright yellow Charlock grows much more rapidly, and the whole cornfield is golden with it.

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And he went off into technicalities concerning the abundance of charlock on the arable land of Pym.

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Wallace was an Eton friend, a nice boy, who had sometimes stayed at Charlock House.

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Charlock, too, hid the rotting roots in the fields under a blaze of yellow flower.

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In 1855, on the soil being dug in several places, Charlock (Brassica sinapistrum) sprang up freely.

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