Found 2 items, similar to charlock.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: charlock charlock n : weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields [syn: field mustard , wild mustard, chadlock, Brassica kaber, Sinapis arvensis ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: charlock Harlock \Har"lock\ (h[aum]r"l[o^]k), n. Probably a corruption either of charlock or hardock. --Drayton. [1913 Webster] 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). [1913 Webster] 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 ). [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]