HyperDic: hieracium

English > 1 sense of the word Hieracium:
NOUNplantHieracium, genus Hieraciumlarge genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America
English > Hieracium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella.
Synonymgenus Hieracium
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
MembershawkweedAny of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
king devil, yellow hawkweed, Hieracium praealtumEuropean hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus hieracium, hieracium
Catalangenus hieracium, hieracium

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