English Explanatory Dictionary

groundsel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.
noun
  1. Alternative form of groundsill.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/ /ˈɡɹaʊn.səl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-groundsel.wav

Word forms

groundsel groundsels grunsel grundsel

Etymology

From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) + swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”).

Derived words

arrowleaf groundsel climbing groundsel coast groundsel common groundsel creeping groundsel dune groundsel fen groundsel giant groundsel golden groundsel groundsel bush groundsel tree marsh groundsel mountain common groundsel mountain groundsel nodding groundsel northern swamp groundsel Riddell's groundsel scrambling groundsel threadleaf groundsel variable groundsel velvet groundsel wood groundsel woolly groundsel
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