charlock

English

Alternative forms

• chadlock

Etymology

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

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

Derived terms

• jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum)
• white charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum)

Related terms

• kedlock

Translations

Sinapis arvensis

• Asturian: xébana
• Bulgarian: синап m (sinap), полски сина́п m (polski sináp)
• Catalan: mostassa borda f, ravenissa groga
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新疆白芥 (Xīnjiāngbáijiè)

• Czech: hořčice polní, hořčice rolní
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: herik (nl) m, krodde f
• Finnish: rikkasinappi (fi)
• French: moutarde des champs (fr) m, sanve (fr) f
• German: Ackersenf m, Acker-Senf m
• Greek:

  Ancient: λαψάνη f (lapsánē)

• Irish: praiseach bhuí
• Italian: senape selvatica f, senape dei campi f
• Polish: gorczyca polna f, modrych m, ognicha f, rzepnica f, świerzop (pl) m, świrzepa f
• Portuguese: mostarda-dos-campos f
• Romansch: senav d'er m
• Russian: горчи́ца полева́я f (gorčíca polevája)
• Serbo-Croatian: poljska gorušica f, divlja gorušica f
• Slovak: horčica roľná (sk) f
• Spanish: mostaza de campo f, mostaza de los campos f
• Swedish: åkersenap
• Turkish: yabani hardal
• Welsh: mwstard gwyllt m, cadafarth m, aur yr ŷd (cy) m, maip gwylltion m

References

• charlock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhamphospermum arvense on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhamphospermum arvense on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons