hawkbit
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hawkbit
C18: from hawk ( weed ) + ( devil's ) bit
Example Sentences
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Volunteers Nikki Brooks and Lynne Taylor were involved in the planting of the site, which includes species like yellow rattle, hawkbit, clover, and ox-eye daisies.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Leontodon, or hawkbit, is a close relative of the more familiar dandelion.
From Slate ● May 17, 2016
They ate most of the meat, leaving a little for day meal, and sopped up the juices with hawkbit roots baked in the embers.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
How sweetly on the autumn scene, When haws are red amid the green, The hawkbit shines with face of cheer, The favorite of the faltering year!
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Burton Egbert Stevenson
The hawkbit flies his golden flag From rocky pasture, Bidding his legions never lag Through morning's vasture.
From More Songs From Vagabondia by Bliss Carman
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