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hawk's-beard Definition

hawk's·-beard (hôksbird′)

noun

any of a genus (Crepis) of plants of the composite family, with milky juice and small, red, orange, or yellow flower heads borne in clusters

hawk's-beard Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • stinking: Introduce populations of stinking hawk's-beard at four additional sites in accordance with the proposals under English Nature's Species Recovery Program.
  • smooth: When rabbits are excluded from grassland smooth hawk's-beard is able to flower more freely and increases in number.

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