Groundsel
//ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·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
Etymology
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.
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