hieracium

noun

hi·​er·​a·​ci·​um

ˌhīəˈrāshēəm

1

capitalized : a very large and nearly cosmopolitan genus of weedy perennial herbs (family Compositae) having simple often basal leaves and heads of yellow or reddish orange ray flowers see orange hawkweed

2

plural hieracia or hieraciums : any plant of the genus Hieracium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek hierakion hawkweed, from hierak-, hierax hawk, from hienai to hurry

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