senecio vulgaris

Noun
Synonyms: groundsel

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowersSynonyms: groundselType of weedMember of Senecio, genus Senecio
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“senecio vulgaris” is listed under Groundsel.

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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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