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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hawkweed

/(-wēd`)/ · Hawk·weed · IPA /ˈhɔkˌwid/
01 n. A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision.
  1. 1.
    A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision.(Bot.)