hieracium
noun
hi·er·a·ci·um
ˌhīəˈrāshēəm
1
capitalized : a very large and nearly cosmopolitan genus of weedy perennial herbs (family Compositae) having simple often basal leaves and heads of yellow or reddish orange ray flowers see orange hawkweed
2
plural hieracia or hieraciums : any plant of the genus Hieracium
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek hierakion hawkweed, from hierak-, hierax hawk, from hienai to hurry