Definition
A plant with small yellow flowers that grows wild in many parts of Europe and Asia, named for its resemblance to hawk's appearance.
Etymology
From Old English 'hafoc' (hawk) combined with 'weed' (plant). The name likely derives from medieval herbalists who believed the plant was beneficial for hawks or resembled hawk features.
Kelly Says
Medieval herbalists used 'doctrine of signatures'—if a plant looked like a hawk or benefited hawks, they thought it must cure hawk-related ailments or improve vision like hawks have. This magical thinking shaped how we named hundreds of plants!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አይን
en-de a-yin
ARالعربية
عشب الصقر
a-shab as-sa-qur
BNবাংলা
বাজের ঘাস
ba-jer ghaas
CACatalà
full d'àliga
full d'a-lee-ga
CSČeština
sokolská tráva
so-kol-ska tra-va
DADansk
havørnsgræs
hav-orn-graes
DEDeutsch
Habichtskraut
ha-bikht-kraut
ELΕλληνικά
χόρτα γέρακιου
chor-ta ge-ra-ki-ou
ESEspañol
hierba del halcón
ye-r-ba del al-kon
FAفارسی
علف عقاب
al-ef aghab
FISuomi
haukinkonlehti
hau-kin-kon-leh-ti
FRFrançais
plante du hibou
plan-te du ee-boo
GUGU
બાજ જેવું
baaj je-vu
HAHA
kamar tsaro
ka-mar ts-a-ro
HEעברית
עשב נשר
e-sav nesher
HIहिन्दी
बाज़ की घास
baaz ki ghaas
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput elang
rum-put e-lang
IGIG
ike nri
ee-keh n-ree
ITItaliano
erba del falco
er-ba del fal-koh
JA日本語
ハクチョウソウ
ha-ku-cho-sou
KKKK
балапан сия
ba-la-pan si-ya
KMKM
ដូចជាសត្វ
doo-ch ja satv
MRMR
शिकारासारखे
shi-ka-ra-sa-r-khe
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput elang
rum-put e-lang
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ဆောက်လူမျိုး
chaw-kye-sauk loo-m-jo
NLNederlands
valkruid
val-kru-id
NONorsk
haukgras
hau-k-gras
PAPA
ਬਾਜ ਵਰਗਾ
baaj var-ga
PLPolski
ziele sokoła
zie-le so-ko-la
PTPortuguês
erva do falcão
er-va do fahl-kão
RORomână
iarba de acvilă
ya-rba de ak-vee-la
RUРусский
соколиная трава
so-ko-li-na-ya tra-va
SVSvenska
hökblads
hök-blad-s
SWKiswahili
majani ya ndege
ma-ja-ni ya n-de-ge
TAதமிழ்
பறவையின் தாவரம்
pa-ravayi-n tha-va-ram
TEతెలుగు
బావిలా ఆకు
ba-vi-la a-ku
THไทย
ดอกอินทรี
dok in-tree
TLTL
damo ng isang ibon
da-mo ng isang ee-bon
TRTürkçe
baykuş ot
bay-koosh ot
UKУкраїнська
соколиний злак
so-ko-li-niy zlak
URاردو
بز کا پود
bez ka pod
VITiếng Việt
cây đại bàng
cay dai bang
YOYO
bi o dara
bee oh da-ra
ZUZU
inkabi yena
in-ka-bi ye-na