groundsel

noun

groundsel

noun

/ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/ · /ˈɡɹaʊn.səl/

Etymology From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) + swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”).

1

Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.

Derived terms
arrowleaf groundsel, climbing groundsel, coast groundsel, common groundsel, creeping groundsel, dune groundsel, fen groundsel, giant groundsel, golden groundsel, groundsel bush, groundsel tree, marsh groundsel, mountain common groundsel, mountain groundsel, nodding groundsel, northern swamp groundsel, Riddell's groundsel, scrambling groundsel, threadleaf groundsel, variable groundsel, velvet groundsel, wood groundsel, woolly groundsel

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