groundsel

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/ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl//ˈɡɹaʊn.səl/

noun

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

Similar
Senecio vulgaris
OriginMiddle English grundeswülie ← Old English grundeswyliġe →
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Meanings

groundsel1

noungroundsel (countable and uncountable, plural groundsels)

plural groundsels · alternative grunsel · alternative grundsel

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

groundsel2

noungroundsel (plural groundsels)

plural groundsels

  1. alternativeAlternative form of groundsill.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers

Similar
Senecio vulgaris
Broader
weed
Also see
grundy-swallow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

groundsel · noun

  1. Old Englishgrundeswyliġe
  2. Middle Englishgrundeswülie
  3. Englishgroundsel

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

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groundsel · noun

Variant of groundsill, equivalent to ground + sill.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἠριγέρων, ἀκανθίς
  • ἠριγέρων (ērigérōn)Senecio
  • ἀκανθίς (akanthís)Senecio
Arabic لُبَيْنَة, شَيْخَة
  • لُبَيْنَة (lubayna)Senecio
  • شَيْخَة (šayḵa)Senecio
Bulgarian спореж, кръстец
  • спореж (sporež)Senecio
  • кръстец (krăstec)Senecio
Esperanto senecio
  • senecioSenecio
Finnish villakko
  • villakkoSenecio
French séneçon
  • séneçonSenecio
German Kreuzkraut, Greiskraut
  • KreuzkrautSenecio
  • GreiskrautSenecio
Hebrew סַבְיוֹן
  • סַבְיוֹן (savyón)Senecio
Italian senecione
  • senecioneSenecio
Latin seneciō
  • seneciōSenecio
Māori hāka
  • hākaSenecio
Polish starzec
  • starzecSenecio
Russian кресто́вник
  • кресто́вник (krestóvnik)Senecio

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with groundsel

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Cite this entry
APA

groundsel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundsel

MLA

“groundsel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundsel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groundsel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundsel.

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