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hawkweed

/ˈhɔkˌwid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
hawk-weed
IPA
/ˈhɔkˌwid/
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɔkˌwid/
  • British English: /ˈhɔːkˌwiːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hawkweeds (plural)

Derived Forms

hawkbit

Phrases

Allegheny hawkweed alpine hawkweed Anglian hawkweed Arctic hawkweed bastard hawkweed beaked hawkweed black-bracted hawkweed Bolander's hawkweed

Frequently Paired Words

Mohawk weed

Questions

How do you pronounce hawkweed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔkˌwid/.
What does hawkweed mean?
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Where does hawkweed come from?
From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).

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