“+ˈkirə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin hypochoeris, a plant, from Greek hypochoiris succory plant, from hypo- + -choiris (from choiros young pig, pig) — more at chaeropus
: a large widely distributed genus of milky-juiced herbs (family Compositae) that have basal leaves and scapose yellow flower heads and include some (as the cat's-ear) that are cosmopolitan weeds of open lands