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charlock

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

Noun

charlock (countable and uncountable, plural charlocks)

  1. Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Rhamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis).
    Synonyms:
    kilk, charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard

charlock meaning in Tamil

charlock in Tamil

காட்டுக் கடுகு

Synonyms of charlock

Forms of charlock

pluralcharlocks
alternative formchadlock
alternative formharlock

Origin of charlock

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

Words formed from charlock

Questions about charlock

What does charlock mean?
Charlock means any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Rhamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis).
What is charlock in Tamil?
Charlock in Tamil is காட்டுக் கடுகு. See Charlock meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is charlock?
Charlock is a noun.
What is the plural of charlock?
The plural of charlock is charlocks.

Words near charlock in the dictionary

  1. Charlieplexed
  2. Charlieplexes
  3. Charlieplexing
  4. charlies
  5. Charline
  6. charlock
  7. charlocks
  8. Charlotta
  9. charlotte
  10. Charlotte Amalie
  11. Charlotte Bay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: charlock (page history and authors); charlock (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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