Definition of Runch

1. Noun. Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits.

Exact synonyms: Jointed Charlock, Raphanus Raphanistrum, Wild Radish, Wild Rape
Group relationships: Genus Raphanus, Raphanus
Generic synonyms: Weed

Definition of Runch

1. n. The wild radish.

Definition of Runch

1. Noun. The wild radish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Runch

1. a wild radish [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Runch

1. The wild radish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Runch

runaround
runarounds
runathon
runathons
runaway
runaway behaviour
runaway bride
runaway electrons
runaway pacemaker
runaway robin
runaways
runback
runbacks
runbook
runcation
runch (current term)
runches
runcible
runcible spoon
runcible spoons
runcinate
runcinate leaf
rund
rundale
rundales
rundel
rundels
rundle
rundled
rundles

Literary usage of Runch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemical Trade Journal and Oil, Paint and Colour Review (1900)
"The uniform experience was that charlock or runch, sprayed with a proper quantity of solution, before, during, or immediately after wet weather, ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"runch, ». The act of grinding any harsh edible substance, ibid. ... runch, *. An iron instrument for wrenching or twisting nuts on screw-bolts, ..."

3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"runch,». Wild mustard, or radish. runch-balls, dried charlock. Cumb. RUNDEL,». (1) A circle. "The circle or rundle about the apple of the eye." Nomencl. ..."

4. Forty Years in a Moorland Parish: Reminiscences and Researches in Danby in by John Christopher Atkinson (1891)
"I knew very well where the runch seed had come from, for I had seen the gamekeeper fire the two barrels of his gun only a week or two before into a great ..."

5. A Glossary of Words Used in Swaledale, Yorkshire by John Harland (1876)
"See runch. Cheep, v. to chirp. Cheese and Gingerbread. See Christmas Customs in the Preface. Cheesecake grass, bird's foot trefoil. ..."

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