hawkweed : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hawkweed	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for hawkweed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hawkweed n any of various plants of the genus Pilosella any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hawkweed \Hawk"weed`\ (-w[emac]d`), 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.