orange hawkweed

noun

Any member of the species Pilosella aurantiaca.

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fox-and-cubsgrim-the-collierrange-red king devilVenus' paint-brushdevil's paint-brushHieracium aurantiacumPilosella aurantiaca
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Meanings

nounorange hawkweed (countable and uncountable, plural orange hawkweeds)

plural orange hawkweeds

  1. countableuncountableAny member of the species Pilosella aurantiaca.

    Synonyms: fox-and-cubs, grim-the-collier, range-red king devil, Venus' paint-brush, devil's paint-brush, Hieracium aurantiacum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Pilosella aurantiaca.

Similar
fox-and-cubsgrim-the-collierrange-red king devilVenus' paint-brushdevil's paint-brushHieracium aurantiacum

More synonyms by meaning

nounEuropean hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium

Similar
Pilosella aurantiacaHieracium aurantiacum
Broader
weed
Also see
grim-the-collier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch oranje havikskruid
  • oranje havikskruidPilosella aurantiaca
French épervière orangée, piloselle orangée
  • épervière orangéePilosella aurantiaca
  • piloselle orangéePilosella aurantiaca
Polish kosmaczek pomarańczowy, jastrzębiec pomarańczowy
  • kosmaczek pomarańczowyPilosella aurantiaca
  • jastrzębiec pomarańczowyPilosella aurantiaca
Romanian rușuliță
  • rușulițăPilosella aurantiaca
Welsh clust-y-llygoden euraid
  • clust-y-llygoden euraidPilosella aurantiaca
Cite this entry
APA

orange hawkweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orange%20hawkweed

MLA

“orange hawkweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orange%20hawkweed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orange hawkweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orange%20hawkweed.

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