groundsel

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

• grunsel, grimsel, grinsel, grundsel

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/, /ˈɡɹaʊn.səl/

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groundsel (countable and uncountable, plural groundsels)

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

• arrowleaf groundsel (Senecio triangularis)
• climbing groundsel (Senecio angulatus)
• coast groundsel (Senecio pinnatifolius)
• common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
• creeping groundsel (Senecio angulatus)
• dune groundsel (Senecio pinnatifolius)
• fen groundsel (Senecio paludosus, S. palustris)
• giant groundsel (Dendrosenecio spp.)
• golden groundsel (Packera aureua)
• [[ groundsel bush
• groundsel tree
• marsh groundsel (Senecio congestus)
• mountain common groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus)
• mountain groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus)
• nodding groundsel (Senecio bigelovii)
• northern swamp groundsel (Tephroseris palustris)
• Riddell's groundsel (Senecio riddellii)
• scrambling groundsel (Senecio angulatus)
• threadleaf groundsel (Senecio doublasii)
• variable groundsel (Senecio pinnatifolius)
• velvet groundsel (Roldana petasitis)
• wood groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus)
• woolly groundsel (Packera cana)

Variant of groundsill, equivalent to ground +‎ sill.

groundsel (plural groundsels)

1. Alternative form of groundsill.