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hawkweed

Syllables: hawk·weed/ˈhɔːkˌwiːd/US/ˈhɔkˌwid/

hawkweed noun: any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

Noun

hawkweed (countable and uncountable, plural hawkweeds)

  1. Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

hawkweed meaning in Arabic

hawkweed in Arabic

plant of the genus Hieracium
بَاشِقِيَّة bāšiqiyya, صَقْرِيَّة ṣaqriyya

Forms of hawkweed

pluralhawkweeds

Origin of hawkweed

From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).

Words formed from hawkweed

Questions about hawkweed

What does hawkweed mean?
Hawkweed means any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
What is hawkweed in Arabic?
Hawkweed in Arabic is بَاشِقِيَّة (bāšiqiyya), صَقْرِيَّة (ṣaqriyya). See Hawkweed meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is hawkweed?
Hawkweed is a noun.
How do you pronounce hawkweed?
Hawkweed is pronounced /ˈhɔːkˌwiːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of hawkweed?
The plural of hawkweed is hawkweeds.

Words near hawkweed in the dictionary

  1. Hawksian
  2. Hawksworth
  3. Hawksworths
  4. Hawkubite
  5. Hawkubites
  6. hawkweed
  7. hawkweeds
  8. Hawkwell
  9. Hawkwing
  10. hawkwise
  11. hawky

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