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Meaning of GROUNDSEL

Pronunciation:  'grawndsul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
 
 Synonyms: Senecio vulgaris
 
 See Also: genus Senecio, Senecio, weed

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ground"sel\, n. [OE. grundswilie, AS. grundeswylige,
    grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan
    to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the
    eye. See {Swallow}, v.] (Bot.)
    An annual composite plant ({Senecio vulgaris}), one of the
    most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.
    
  2. \Ground"sel\, Groundsill \Ground"sill`\, n. [Ground +
    sill.]
    See {Ground plate}
    (a), under {Ground}
    
 

 

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