Meaning

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

    Ackersenf, Acker-Senf

    горчи́ца полева́яgorčíca polevája

More definitions
  • weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields

Translations

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By meaning 1
Sinapis arvensis:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Sinapis arvensis:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: charlocks

Synonyms

7 synonyms
kilkwild mustardcharlock mustardfield mustard
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Word family

2 related words

See also

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