1. large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella; [syn: Hieracium, genus Hieracium]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hieracium
n 1: large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western
Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are
ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella
[syn: Hieracium, genus Hieracium]