hawk's-beard

1. 1.

   any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere

   Synonymshawk's-beards

   Broaderwildflower

   Part ofCrepis

Questions about hawk's-beard

What does hawk's-beard mean?

hawk's-beard means "any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere".

How many syllables are in hawk's-beard?

hawk's-beard has 3 syllables and divides as hawk's--be-ard under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.