hawkbit

British

/ ˈhɔːkˌbɪt /

noun

any of three composite perennial plants of the genus Leontodon, with yellow dandelion-like flowers and lobed leaves in a rosette, erect or prostrate: found in grassland

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Etymology

Origin of hawkbit

C18: from _hawk ( _weed ) + ( _devil's ) _bit

Example Sentences

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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

The hawkbit flies his golden flag From rocky pasture, Bidding his legions never lag Through morning's vasture.

From More Songs From Vagabondia by Carman, Bliss

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 Stevenson, Burton Egbert

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