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[syn: jointed charlock, wild radish, wild rape, runch, Raphanus raphanistrum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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, chedlock, and
kedlock.
[1913 Webster]
Jointed charlock, White charlock, a troublesome weed
(Raphanus Raphanistrum) with straw-colored, whitish, or
purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jointed charlock
n 1: Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and
podlike fruits [syn: jointed charlock, wild radish,
wild rape, runch, Raphanus raphanistrum]