Charlock

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Harlock \Har"lock\ (h[aum]r"l[o^]k), n.
     Probably a corruption either of {charlock} or {hardock}.
     --Drayton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.
     mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed
     with must. See {Must}, n.]
     1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
        {Brassica} (formerly {Sinapis}), as {white mustard}
        ({Brassica alba}), {black mustard} ({Brassica Nigra}),
        {wild mustard} or {charlock} ({Brassica Sinapistrum}).
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     Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are
           called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of
           the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium
           ruderale}); hedge mustard ({Sisymbrium officinale});
           Mithridate mustard ({Thlaspi arvense}); tower mustard
           ({Arabis perfoliata}); treacle mustard ({Erysimum
           cheiranthoides}).
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     2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
        mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
        internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large
        doses is emetic.
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     {Mustard oil} (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as
        a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The
        name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds
        produced either naturally or artificially.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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     {Jointed charlock}, {White charlock}, a troublesome weed
        ({Raphanus Raphanistrum}) with straw-colored, whitish, or
        purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  charlock
       n : weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn: {field
           mustard}, {wild mustard}, {chadlock}, {Brassica kaber}, {Sinapis
           arvensis}]