hawkweed

N พืช ไม้ดอก พวก  Hieracium

HAWKWEED

n.The vulgar name of several species of plants, of the genera, Hieracium, Crepis, Hyoseris, and Andryala.

HAWKWEED

HAWKWEED Hawk "weed `, n. (Bot. )(a ) A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision. (b ) A plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius ). Loudon.

hawkweed

hawk weed |ˈhôkˌwēd ˈhɔkˌwid | ▶noun a widely distributed plant of the daisy family, typically having small yellow dandelionlike flower heads and often growing as a weed. [Genus Hieracium, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN late Old English, rendering Latin hieracium, based on Greek hierax ‘hawk. ’

hawkweed

hawk |weed |ˈhɔːkwiːd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a widely distributed plant of the daisy family, which typically has yellow dandelion-like flower heads and often grows as a weed. ●Genus Hieracium, family Compositae. ORIGIN late Old English, rendering Latin hieracium, based on Greek hierax ‘hawk ’: Pliny believed that hawks fed on this plant to strengthen their eyesight.