groundsel
/ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/
groundsel noun: any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers. Also the alternative form of groundsill.
Noun
groundsel (countable and uncountable, plural groundsels)
- Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.
Also used as
groundsel is also the alternative form of groundsill.
groundsel meaning in Arabic
groundsel in Arabic
- Senecio
- لُبَيْنَة lubayna, شَيْخَة šayḵa
Forms of groundsel
| plural | groundsels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | grunsel |
| alternative form | grundsel |
Origin of groundsel
From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) + swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”).
Variant of groundsill, equivalent to ground + sill.
Words formed from groundsel
- 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
Words that rhyme with groundsel
Questions about groundsel
- What does groundsel mean?
- Groundsel means any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.
- What is groundsel in Arabic?
- Groundsel in Arabic is لُبَيْنَة (lubayna), شَيْخَة (šayḵa). See Groundsel meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is groundsel?
- Groundsel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce groundsel?
- Groundsel is pronounced /ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/.
- What is the plural of groundsel?
- The plural of groundsel is groundsels.
Words near groundsel in the dictionary
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