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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) hawkweed
any weedy composite plant of the genus Hieracium, usu. bearing yellow or orange flower clusters.

Etymology: (1555–65)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) hawkweed
any of various plants of the genus Pilosella

2. (noun) hawkweed
any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hawkweed
a plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision

2. (noun) hawkweed
a plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius)

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