Hawkweed

//ˈhɔkˌwid// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion wordnet
  3. 3
    any of various plants of the genus Pilosella wordnet

Etymology

From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).

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Allegheny hawkweedAnglian hawkweedArctic hawkweedBolander's hawkweedBritish hawkweedCaledonian hawkweedCanada hawkweedCanadian hawkweedDevold's hawkweedEnglish hawkweedEuropean hawkweedGreenland hawkweed

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