hawkweed

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • enPR: hôk-wēd′
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɔːkˌwiːd/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɔkˌwid/
  • (cot-caught merger) enPR: häk-wēd′
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑkˌwid/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: hawk‧weed
  • Rhymes: -ɔːkwiːd

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).

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