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Charlock
CIDE DICTIONARY
Charlock, n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr. AS. leác leek. Cf. Hemlock.].
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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Charlock, n. a wild mustard, Sinapis arvensis, with yellow flowers. Also called field mustard.
Etymology
OE cerlic, of unkn. orig.
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