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GROUNDSEL
groundsel, Senecio vulgaris
(noun) Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
groundsel (plural groundsels)
Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.
Etymology 2
Noun
groundsel (plural groundsels)
Alternative form of groundsill
Source: Wiktionary
Ground"sel, n. Etym: [OE. grundswilie, AS. gpundeswylige, grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the eye. See Swallow, v.] (Bot.)
Definition: An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris) one of the most common, and widely distributed weeds on the globe.
Ground"sel, n. Etym: [Ground + sill.]
Definition: See Ground
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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