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hawksbeard

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hawks-beard
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion.

noun

Any of several plants of the genus Youngia, of Asia.

Etymology

From hawk + -s- + beard.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hawksbeards (plural)

Phrases

alpine hawksbeard Baker's hawksbeard beaked hawksbeard bearded hawksbeard bristly hawksbeard dandelion hawksbeard dark hawksbeard dwarf alpine hawksbeard

Frequently Paired Words

hawkweed

Questions

What does hawksbeard mean?
Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion.
Where does hawksbeard come from?
From hawk + -s- + beard.

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