Groundsel
/ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative form of groundsill. alt-of, alternative
- 3 Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsEtymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) + swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”).
Etymology 2
Variant of groundsill, equivalent to ground + sill.