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hawkbit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hawk-bit
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

hawkbits (plural)

Phrases

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

Questions

What does hawkbit mean?
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
Where does hawkbit come from?
From the medieval belief that hawks ate the plant to improve their eyesight.

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