English Explanatory Dictionary

hawkweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

Pronunciation

hôk′-wēd′ /ˈhɔːkˌwiːd/ /ˈhɔkˌwid/ häk′-wēd′ /ˈhɑkˌwid/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hawkweed.wav

Word forms

hawkweed hawkweeds

Etymology

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

Related words

Mohawk weed

Derived words

Allegheny hawkweed alpine hawkweed Anglian hawkweed Arctic hawkweed bastard hawkweed beaked hawkweed black-bracted hawkweed Bolander's hawkweed boreal hawkweed British hawkweed butterfly hawkweed Caledonian hawkweed Canada hawkweed Canadian hawkweed chickory-leaved hawkweed coastal plain hawkweed common hawkweed cow hawkweed Devold's hawkweed early hawkweed English hawkweed equal-toothed hawkweed European hawkweed garden hawkweed golden hawkweed Greenland hawkweed hairy hawkweed hawkbit hawkweed-leaf saxifrage hawkweed-leaved saxifrage houndstongue hawkweed Huachuca hawkweed Igaliko Fjord hawkweed Kalm's hawkweed Kap Farvel hawkweed kingdevil hawkweed Lemmon's hawkweed lettuce hawkweed Lindenow's hawkweed longbeard hawkweed Maryland hawkweed meadow hawkweed mouse-ear hawkweed Musartut hawkweed narrowleaf hawkweed narrow-leaved hawkweed New England hawkweed orange hawkweed pale hawkweed panicled hawkweed polar hawkweed prickly hawkweed Pringle's hawkweed queendevil hawkweed queen devil hawkweed riverside hawkweed Robinson's hawkweed rockyscree hawkweed rough hawkweed roughstem hawkweed

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