hawksbeard

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounhawksbeard (plural hawksbeards)

plural hawksbeards

  1. Any of various annual and perennial flowering plants of the genus Crepis, superficially resembling the dandelion.
  2. Any of several plants of the genus Youngia, of Asia.

Origin

From hawk + -s- + beard.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὑόσερις
  • ὑόσερις (huóseris)Crepis gen. et spp.
Arabic بَيْض الأَرْض, سَرَغَة
  • بَيْض الأَرْض (bayḍ al-ʔarḍ)Crepis gen. et spp.
  • سَرَغَة (saraḡa)Crepis gen. et spp.
  • سَرَاغَة (sarāḡa)Crepis gen. et spp.
  • خُفِّيَّة (ḵuffiyya)Crepis gen. et spp.
Chinese Mandarin 還陽參 /还阳参
  • 還陽參 /还阳参 (huányángshēn)Crepis gen. et spp.
Dutch streepzaad
  • streepzaadCrepis gen. et spp.
Finnish keltto
  • kelttoCrepis gen. et spp.
French crépis
  • crépisCrepis gen. et spp.
German Pippau
  • PippauCrepis gen. et spp.
Italian radichella
  • radichellaCrepis gen. et spp.
Polish pępawa
  • pępawaCrepis gen. et spp.
Romanian barba-lupului, gălbenuș
  • barba-lupuluiCrepis gen. et spp.
  • gălbenușCrepis gen. et spp.
  • iarba găinilorCrepis gen. et spp.
Russian ске́рда
  • ске́рда (skérda)Crepis gen. et spp.
Swedish klofibbla
  • klofibblaCrepis gen. et spp.
Turkish kanak, kıskı
  • kanakCrepis gen. et spp.
  • kıskıCrepis gen. et spp.
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APA

hawksbeard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawksbeard

MLA

“hawksbeard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawksbeard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hawksbeard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawksbeard.

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