hawkbit

Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.

Noun

  1. Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.

Origin

From the medieval belief that hawks ate the plant to improve their eyesight.

Forms

hawkbits

Derived

autumn hawkbit bristly hawkbit hairy hawkbit lesser hawkbit Mueller's hawkbit rough hawkbit scaly hawkbit