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)
hawkweed meaning in Arabic
hawkweed in Arabic
- plant of the genus Hieracium
- بَاشِقِيَّة bāšiqiyya, صَقْرِيَّة ṣaqriyya
Forms of hawkweed
| plural | hawkweeds |
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Origin of hawkweed
From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).
Words formed from hawkweed
- Allegheny hawkweed
- alpine hawkweed
- Anglian hawkweed
- Arctic hawkweed
- bastard hawkweed
- beaked hawkweed
- black-bracted hawkweed
- Bolander's hawkweed
- boreal hawkweed
- British hawkweed
- butterfly hawkweed
- Caledonian hawkweed
- Canada hawkweed
- Canadian hawkweed
- chickory-leaved hawkweed
- coastal plain hawkweed
- common hawkweed
- cow hawkweed
- Devold's hawkweed
- early hawkweed
- English hawkweed
- equal-toothed hawkweed
- European hawkweed
- garden hawkweed
- golden hawkweed
- Greenland hawkweed
- hairy hawkweed
- hawkbit
- hawkweed-leaf saxifrage
- hawkweed-leaved saxifrage
- houndstongue hawkweed
- Huachuca hawkweed
- Igaliko Fjord hawkweed
- Kalm's hawkweed
- Kap Farvel hawkweed
- kingdevil hawkweed
- Lemmon's hawkweed
- lettuce hawkweed
- Lindenow's hawkweed
- longbeard hawkweed
- Maryland hawkweed
- meadow hawkweed
- mouse-ear hawkweed
- Musartut hawkweed
- narrowleaf hawkweed
- narrow-leaved hawkweed
- New England hawkweed
- orange hawkweed
- pale hawkweed
- panicled hawkweed
- polar hawkweed
- prickly hawkweed
- Pringle's hawkweed
- queendevil hawkweed
- queen devil hawkweed
- riverside hawkweed
- Robinson's hawkweed
- rockyscree hawkweed
- rough hawkweed
- roughstem 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.
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