piloselle
French, noun\pi.lɔ.zɛl\
piloselle is spelled P-I-L-O-S-E-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written French, the 247,574th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Piloselle is a French feminine noun meaning “mouse-ear hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Épervière (Pilosella officinarum)”.
What does piloselle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemouse-ear hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Épervière (Pilosella officinarum).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of piloselle
- piloselles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce piloselle?
- \pi.lɔ.zɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is piloselle in French?
piloselle appears about once in every 62 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).