1. genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium; [syn: Pilosella, genus Pilosella]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Pilosella
n 1: genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and
leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa;
often considered congeneric with Hieracium [syn:
Pilosella, genus Pilosella]