jointed charlock n 1: Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits [syn: {jointed charlock}, {wild radish}, {wild rape}, {runch}, {Raphanus raphanistrum}]
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}. [1913 Webster] {Jointed charlock}, {White charlock}, a troublesome weed ({Raphanus Raphanistrum}) with straw-colored, whitish, or purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish. [1913 Webster]