orange hawkweed

noun

a European composite plant, Hieracium aurantiacum, having orange, dandelionlike flowers, growing as a weed, especially in eastern North America.

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Also called devil's paintbrush.

Origin of orange hawkweed

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby orange hawkweed

orange blossom, orange chromide, orange flower oil, orange flower water, orange free state, orange hawkweed, orange iii, orange lily, orange milkweed, orange mountains, orange peel
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