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Definition of Hawkweed
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Pilosella.
2. Noun. Any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion.
Specialized synonyms: Hieracium Venosum, Rattlesnake Weed, Hieracium Pilocella, Mouse-ear Hawkweed, Pilosella Officinarum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Hawkweed
1. n. A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision.
Definition of Hawkweed
1. Noun. Any species of plant of the genus ''Hieracium'' and its segregate genus ''Pilosella'', in the sunflower family (''Asteraceae''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hawkweed
1. a weedlike herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hawkweed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hawkweed
Literary usage of Hawkweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"Nar- row-leav'd hawkweed, commonly called Golden Lungwort. Round-leav'd rough
hawkweed, with a tall Stalk. 17. ... hawkweed, with a lunger Leaf ib. ..."
2. Public School Methods (1921)
""ORANGE hawkweed. Large ' areas of the northern country are entirely overrun with
this pernicious weed. ! It is especially common in old pasture lands. ..."
3. Farm and Garden Rule-book: A Manual of Ready Rules and Reference with by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1911)
"Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum), chickweed (Stellaria media), and some
other of the shallow-rooted succulent weeds of lawns and grass lands can be ..."
4. Catalogue of British Hymenoptera in the Collection of the British Museum by Frederick Smith (1855)
"Like the former species this insect frequents the flowers of a species of hawkweed.
B. The apical margins of the segments having white fasciae. 49. ..."
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