groundsel

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English

Etymology 1

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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Pronunciation

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

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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.
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Etymology 2

Variant of groundsill, equivalent to ground +‎ sill.

Noun

groundsel (plural groundsels)

  1. Alternative form of groundsill
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