Meanings
nounhawkbit (plural hawkbits)
plural hawkbits
- Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
Origin
From the medieval belief that hawks ate the plant to improve their eyesight.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto leontodono
- leontodonoflower of the genus Leontodon
Finnish maitiainen
- maitiainenflower of the genus Leontodon
French liondent
- liondentflower of the genus Leontodon
German Löwenzahn
- Löwenzahnflower of the genus Leontodon
Greek αγριοραδίκι
- αγριοραδίκι (agrioradíki)flower of the genus Leontodon
Polish brodawnik
- brodawnikflower of the genus Leontodon
Russian кульба́ба
- кульба́ба (kulʹbába)flower of the genus Leontodon
Spanish leontodon
- leontodonflower of the genus Leontodon
Cite this entry
APA
hawkbit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkbit
MLA
“hawkbit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkbit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hawkbit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkbit.
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