hawkweed

hawkweed
/hawk"weed'/, n.
1. any composite plant of the genus Hieracium, usually bearing yellow flowers.
2. any of various related plants.
[1555-65; trans. of NL, L hieracium < Gk hierak,- s. of hiérax hawk + L -ium -IUM; see WEED1]

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Any of the approximately 200 species of weedy plants that make up the genus Hieracium, in the composite family, native to temperate regions.

Mouse-ear hawkweed (H. pilosella), orange hawkweed (H. aurantiacum), and common hawkweed (H. vulgatum) are widely distributed weeds. Some species are cultivated as garden ornamentals for their attractive flower clusters.

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 any of the weedy plants of the genus Hieracium of the family Asteraceae, containing more than 100 species (more than 10,000 species, or microspecies, if tiny variations are considered to be separate species) native to temperate regions of the world. Mouse-ear hawkweed (H. pilosella), orange hawkweed (H. aurantiacum), and common hawkweed (H. vulgatum) are widely distributed weeds.

      Some species are cultivated as garden ornamentals for their attractive flower clusters. They are variously known as devil's paintbrush, golden lungwort, mouse-ear, rattlesnake weed, and shaggy, orange, or narrow-leaved hawkweed.

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  • hawkweed — noun Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) …   Wiktionary

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