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groundsel
(gro̵und′səl, gro̵un′-)
noun
any of a genus (Senecio) of plants of the composite family, with usually yellow, rayed flower heads
Origin: ME grundeswylie < OE grundeswylige, altered (after grund, ground) < earlier gundeswelge, ? lit., pus swallower < gund, pus + swelgan, to swallow, from its use in poultices
See groundsel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Senecio, having rayed, usually yellow flower heads.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English groundeswille
Origin: , from Old English grundeswylige
Origin: , alteration (influenced by grund, ground)
Origin: of gundeswilge
Origin: : gund, pus
Origin: + swelgan, to swallow (from its use in reducing abscesses); see swel- in Indo-European roots
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