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noun
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: rattlesnake weed, Hieracium venosum, mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum, Hieracium pilocella
noun
any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).
Across languages
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