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groundsel
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ground·sel 1  (groundsl, groun-)
n.
Any of various plants of the genus Senecio, having rayed, usually yellow flower heads.

[Middle English groundeswille, from Old English grundeswylige, alteration (influenced by grund, ground) of gundeswilge : gund, pus + swelgan, to swallow (from its use in reducing abscesses); see swel- in Indo-European roots.]

ground·sel 2  (groundsl, groun-)
n.
Variant of groundsill.

groundsel [ˈgraʊnsəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of certain plants of the genus Senecio, esp S. vulgaris, a Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) See also ragwort
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
groundsel tree a shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, of E North America, with white plumelike fruits: family Asteraceae
[Old English grundeswelge, changed from gundeswilge, from gund pus + swelgan to swallow; after its use in poultices on abscesses]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.groundselgroundsel - Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
genus Senecio, Senecio - enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds
weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
Translations
groundsel [ˈgraʊnsl] Nhierba f cana
groundsel
nKreuzkraut nt
groundsel [ˈgraʊnsl] nerba calderina
groundsel [ˈgraʊnsl] nerba calderina


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