chardock

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chardock - 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.
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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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