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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