English Explanatory Dictionary

hawkbit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.

Word forms

hawkbit hawkbits

Etymology

From the medieval belief that hawks ate the plant to improve their eyesight.

Derived words

autumn hawkbit bristly hawkbit hairy hawkbit lesser hawkbit Mueller's hawkbit rough hawkbit scaly hawkbit

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