charlock
- noun
- /ˈtʃɑr.lɒk/
- UK
:
mostaza silvestre
- The wheat farmer found charlock growing thickly among his crops, threatening the harvest.
Examples
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A field overrun with charlock can be difficult to clear without chemical herbicides.
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She recognized the yellow flowers of charlock nodding in the breeze beside the road.
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The field was overrun with charlock.
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Farmers often struggle with charlocks in their crops.
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The wheat farmer found charlock growing thickly among his crops, threatening the harvest.
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A field overrun with charlock can be difficult to clear without chemical herbicides.
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She recognized the yellow flowers of charlock nodding in the breeze beside the road.
Synonyms
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4.2
A weed with bright yellow flowers that grows in farm fields
A common wild plant with yellow flowers that grows in grain fields and harms crops
A wild mustard plant with bright yellow flowers that grows as a weed in grain fields
A weed that grows in grain fields and harms crops
A common field weed with yellow flowers and edible leaves
Compounds
A weed from Europe and Asia with yellow, purple, or white flowers and long seed pods
Surface Forms
Etymology
Charlock comes from Old English and was the old name for a common wild plant in the mustard family, with bright yellow flowers often seen in fields. So charlock today means the weedy 'field mustard' that grows among grain and can harm crops.