Definition of Hypochoeris

1. Noun. Widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypochoeris

Hyperion
Hyperionian
Hypermastigina
Hyperodontidae
Hyperoglyphe
Hyperoodon
Hyperoodon ampullatus
Hyperstat
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Hyphantria
Hyphantria cunea
Hyphomyces destruens
Hypnos
Hypochaeris
Hypochaeris radicata
Hypochoeris (current term)
Hypocreaceae
Hypodermatidae
Hypopachus
Hypopitys
Hypoxidaceae
Hypoxis
Hypoxis hirsuta
Hypsiglena
Hypsiglena torquata
Hypsiprymnodon
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Hyracotherium
Hyrcanian
Hyrtl's anastomosis

Literary usage of Hypochoeris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Hypochoeris glabra L. Cat's-ear Herbaceous perennial Ballast and waste ground. Represented by a single collection from Philadelphia Co. in 1865. ..."

2. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1888)
"Zambesi. Loftier than the other species. Stem turgid towards the middle. Fruit large. Perhaps not abolutely requiring a tropical clime. Hypochoeris ..."

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