noun
European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium
• Syn: ↑Pilosella aurantiaca, ↑Hieracium aurantiacum
• Hypernyms: ↑weed
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pilosella, ↑genus Pilosella
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noun : a European hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) that has flower heads with bright orange-red rays and is troublesome as a weed especially in northeastern No. America
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a European composite plant, Hieracium aurantiacum, having orange, dandelionlike flowers, growing as a weed, esp. in eastern North America. Also called devil's paintbrush.
[1895-1900]
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orange hawkweed,
a European variety of hawkweed with orange-red clusters of flowers, that has become naturalized in eastern North America; devil's paintbrush.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.