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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A large genus of plants, belonging to the order Compositœ and tribe Cichoriaceœ, and type of the subtribe Hieraceœ.

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  • noun 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

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