Definition
A small yellow wildflower that grows in meadows and grasslands, belonging to the daisy family.
Etymology
From 'hawk' + 'bit' (possibly from Old English 'bita' meaning a morsel or small piece). The name likely refers to a flower that hawks or birds might eat, or simply a small flower. First documented in medieval herbals.
Kelly Says
Hawkbit flowers look almost identical to dandelions, but if you look closely, the hawkbit's stems are branched while dandelion stems are straight—this tiny difference helped medieval herbalists catalog plants before modern taxonomy existed.
Translations
ARالعربية
زهرة النسر
zah-rah an-nasr
BNবাংলা
কালোমিরিচ
ka-lo-mi-rich
CACatalà
margarida
mar-ga-ri-da
CSČeština
pšenice
sh-en-i-tse
DADansk
mælkebøf
mae-lke-boe-f
DEDeutsch
Schnabeltierkraut
shna-bel-teer-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
ακρίδες
ak-ri-des
ESEspañol
hierba de halcón
yer-ba deh al-kon
FRFrançais
pissenlit
pees-n-lee
HIहिन्दी
कालीमिर्च
kaali-mirch
HUMagyar
sárgarépa
sar-gar-e-pa
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga matahari
bun-ga ma-ta-hari
ITItaliano
dente di leone
den-te dee lee-oh-neh
JA日本語
ハクビツ（hawkbit）
haku-bitsu
KO한국어
매독(mae-dok)
mae-dok
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga matahari
bun-ga ma-ta-hari
NLNederlands
klaver
kla-ver
NONorsk
mjølkebøtte
mjoel-ke-boet-teh
PLPolski
mleczek
mlec-zek
PTPortuguês
dente-de-leão
den-tuh-deh-lay-ow
RORomână
floare de soare
flo-are deh so-are
RUРусский
одуванчик
oh-doo-van-chik
SVSvenska
maskros
mask-ros
SWKiswahili
mwarabu
mwa-ra-bu
TRTürkçe
sinekotu
sin-ek-o-too
UKУкраїнська
ромашка
ro-ma-sh-ka
VITiếng Việt
cúc họa mi
cuhk hoa mi
ZUZU
isibindi
ee-si-bin-di