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groundsel Definition

ground·sel (gro̵und′səl, gro̵un′-)

noun

any of a genus (Senecio) of plants of the composite family, with usually yellow, rayed flower heads

Etymology: ME grundeswylie < OE grundeswylige, altered (after grund, ground) < earlier gundeswelge, ? lit., pus swallower < gund, pus + swelgan, to swallow, from its use in poultices

groundsel Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • seed: Stubble cleaning is effective in dealing with shed groundsel seeds.
  • gully: The trail leads to the fixed ladders of groundsel gully and climbs above the vegetation onto the rocky slopes of Mt Stanley.