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hawkbit

The English word “hawkbit” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.

Etymology

From the medieval belief that hawks ate the plant to improve their eyesight.

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