Meanings
Origin
From hawk + weed, a partial calque of Ancient Greek ἱερᾱ́κῐον (hierā́kĭon).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَاشِقِيَّة, صَقْرِيَّة
- بَاشِقِيَّة (bāšiqiyya)plant of the genus Hieracium
- صَقْرِيَّة (ṣaqriyya)plant of the genus Hieracium
Bulgarian миши уши
- миши уши (miši uši)plant of the genus Hieracium
Catalan hieraci
- hieraciplant of the genus Hieracium
Chinese Mandarin 水蘭 /水兰
- 水蘭 /水兰 (shuǐlán)plant of the genus Hieracium
Danish høgeurt
- høgeurtplant of the genus Hieracium
Dutch havikskruid
- havikskruidplant of the genus Hieracium
Finnish keltano, ukonkeltano
- keltanoplant of the genus Hieracium
- ukonkeltanoplant of the genus Hieracium
French épervière
- épervièreplant of the genus Hieracium
German Habichtskraut
- Habichtskrautplant of the genus Hieracium
Greek ιεράκιο
- ιεράκιο (ierákio)plant of the genus Hieracium
Irish lus na seabhac
- lus na seabhacplant of the genus Hieracium
Latin hierācium
- hierāciumplant of the genus Hieracium
Lithuanian vanagė
- vanagėplant of the genus Hieracium
Polish jastrzębiec
- jastrzębiecplant of the genus Hieracium
Russian ястреби́нка
- ястреби́нка (jastrebínka)plant of the genus Hieracium
Turkish şahin otu
- şahin otuplant of the genus Hieracium
Ukrainian нечуйві́тер
- нечуйві́тер (nečujvíter)plant of the genus Hieracium
Welsh heboglys
- heboglysplant of the genus Hieracium
Cite this entry
APA
hawkweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkweed
MLA
“hawkweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkweed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hawkweed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hawkweed.
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