hawkweed

[ hawk-weed ]

/ ˈhɔkˌwid /

noun

any composite plant of the genus Hieracium, usually bearing yellow flowers.

any of various related plants.

Nearby words

hawksbill, hawksbill turtle, hawkshaw, hawksmoor, hawksmoor, nicholas, hawkweed, hawkyns, haworth, haworthia, hawse, hawsehole

Origin of hawkweed

1555–65; translation of New Latin, Latin hierācium < Greek hierāk, stem of hiérāx hawk + Latin -ium -ium; see weed¹

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A little screen of leaves of the hawkweed permits only the rim of one edge of the nest to be seen.
Under the Maples|John Burroughs
A boy, about seven years old, was leading a kid by a chain, letting it crop the flowers of the hawkweed in the grass.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850|Various
The Greeks considered the Hawkweed a holy plant, inasmuch as it was dedicated to the use of a bird they held sacred.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard
It was placed high and dry on a tussock in a flaming patch of hawkweed.
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

Dandelions, buttercups, hawkweed looked much as ours do at home.
Our Hundred Days in Europe|Oliver Wendell Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for hawkweed

hawkweed

/ (ˈhɔːkˌwiːd) /

noun

any typically hairy plant of the genus Hieracium, with clusters of dandelion-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

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