hawkweed

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɔːkˌwiːd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hôk′wēd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hawk•weed  (hôk′wēd′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany composite plant of the genus Hieracium, usually bearing yellow flowers.
  2. Plant Biologyany of various related plants.
  • Greek hierāk,- stem of hiérāx hawk + Latin -ium -ium; see weed1
  • translation of Neo-Latin, Latin hierācium 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hawkweed / ˈhɔːkˌwiːd/
  1. any typically hairy plant of the genus Hieracium, with clusters of dandelion-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
'hawkweed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
devil's paintbrush - mouse-ear - orange hawkweed - rattlesnake weed

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