
Meaning of GROUNDSEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'grawndsul
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers |
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| | Synonyms: | | Senecio vulgaris |
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| | See Also: | | genus Senecio, Senecio, weed | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Ground"sel\, Groundsill \Ground"sill`\, n. [Ground +
sill.]
See {Ground plate}
(a), under {Ground}
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