groundsel
NounSynonyms:
Senecio vulgaris
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Noun (1)
- Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowersSynonyms: Senecio vulgarisType of weedMember of Senecio, genus Senecio
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ground′sel noun
Origin: OE. grundswilie, AS. grundeswylige, grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the eye. See Swallow, verb
Botany An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.
Ground′sel, Ground′sill′ noun
Origin: Ground + sill.
See Ground plate (a), under Ground
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54