hieracium

Noun
  1. Large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America;
    Few are ornamental;
    Often considered congeneric with Pilosella (synset 112002286)
    is a type of: asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
    member holonym:
    • hawkweed - any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
    • hieracium praealtum, king devil, yellow hawkweed - European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds
    belongs to: aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
    same as: genus hieracium

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