Meaning

1 senses
  1. A plant of species (Pilosella officinarum, syn. Hieracium pilosella) of small hawkweeds native to Eurasia, commonly found on dry grasslands.

    Kleines Habichtskraut

More definitions
  • European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium

Translations

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By meaning 1
Pilosella officinarum:

Origin

Named for the resemblance of its leaves to a mouse's ears.

Named for the resemblance of its leaves to a mouse's ears.

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Forms

plural: mouse-ear hawkweeds

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium:Pilosella officinarumHieracium pilocella

See also

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