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charlock

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Rhamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kilk, charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: field mustard, wild mustard, chadlock, Brassica kaber, Sinapis arvensis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mustard

History

Etymology

From Middle English charlok, cherlok, from Old English ċyrlic, ċirlic, ċerlic. Further origin unknown.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: xébana — Sinapis arvensis
  • Bulgarian: синап (sinap) — Sinapis arvensis
  • Bulgarian: полски сина́п (polski sináp) — Sinapis arvensis
  • Catalan: mostassa borda — Sinapis arvensis
  • Catalan: ravenissa groga — Sinapis arvensis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新疆白芥 (Xīnjiāngbáijiè) — Sinapis arvensis
  • Czech: hořčice polní — Sinapis arvensis
  • Czech: hořčice rolní — Sinapis arvensis
  • Dutch: herik — Sinapis arvensis
  • Dutch: krodde — Sinapis arvensis
  • Finnish: rikkasinappi — Sinapis arvensis
  • French: moutarde des champs — Sinapis arvensis
  • French: sanve — Sinapis arvensis
  • German: Ackersenf — Sinapis arvensis
  • German: Acker-Senf — Sinapis arvensis
  • Ancient Greek: λαψάνη (lapsánē) — Sinapis arvensis
  • Irish: praiseach bhuí — Sinapis arvensis
  • Italian: senape selvatica — Sinapis arvensis
  • Italian: senape dei campi — Sinapis arvensis
  • Polish: gorczyca polna — Sinapis arvensis
  • Polish: modrych — Sinapis arvensis
  • Polish: ognicha — Sinapis arvensis
  • Polish: rzepnica — Sinapis arvensis
  • Polish: świerzop — Sinapis arvensis
  • Polish: świrzepa — Sinapis arvensis
  • Portuguese: mostarda-dos-campos — Sinapis arvensis
  • Romansh: senav d'er — Sinapis arvensis
  • Russian: горчи́ца полева́я (gorčíca polevája) — Sinapis arvensis
  • Serbo-Croatian: poljska gorušica — Sinapis arvensis
  • Serbo-Croatian: divlja gorušica — Sinapis arvensis
  • Slovak: horčica roľná — Sinapis arvensis
  • Spanish: mostaza de campo — Sinapis arvensis
  • Spanish: mostaza de los campos — Sinapis arvensis
  • Swedish: åkersenap — Sinapis arvensis
  • Turkish: yabani hardal — Sinapis arvensis
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوزرلك (üzerlik) — Sinapis arvensis
  • Welsh: mwstard gwyllt — Sinapis arvensis
  • Welsh: cadafarth — Sinapis arvensis
  • Welsh: aur yr ŷd — Sinapis arvensis
  • Welsh: maip gwylltion — Sinapis arvensis