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Word: Hawkweed
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century, rendering Latin hieracium, based on Greek hierax ‘hawk’: Pliny believed that hawks fed on this plant to strengthen their eyesight. Old English had hafocwyrt ‘hawkwort’, though it may not denote the same plant
ˈhɔːkwiːd
a widely distributed plant of the daisy family that typically has small yellow flower heads, often growing as a weed.
Short Definition:widely distributed plant of daisy family
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