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Definition of Hypochaeris
1. Noun. Widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: California Dandelion, Capeweed, Cat's-ear, Gosmore, Hypochaeris Radicata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypochaeris
Literary usage of Hypochaeris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"[Greek, for pigs, which are fond of its roots.] About 5o species, natives of
Europe, Asia and South America. Type species: Hypochaeris ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1901)
"I. Hypochaeris radicata L. Long-rooted Cat's-ear. Divisions all. Abundant.
Hypochaeris glabra L. 40 L'derry. Magilligan '00—Lett and Waddell 480. ..."
3. The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine by Joseph Harrison (1854)
"... Alpinum latifolium (Syn., Hypochaeris maculata).— Broad-leaved Hungarian Hawkweed.
—These flowers are in their ..."
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