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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)

  1. 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

pluralgroundsels
alternative formgrunsel
alternative formgrundsel

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

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

  1. groundscored
  2. groundscores
  3. groundscoring
  4. groundscraper
  5. groundscrapers
  6. groundsel
  7. groundsel bush
  8. groundsel tree
  9. groundsel-tree
  10. groundselbush
  11. groundsell

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