groundsel

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) +‎ swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”). ==== Alternative forms ==== grunsel, grimsel, grinsel, grundsel ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/, /ˈɡɹaʊn.səl/ ==== Noun ==== groundsel (countable and uncountable, plural groundsels) Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers. ===== Derived terms ===== 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) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Variant of groundsill, equivalent to ground +‎ sill. ==== Noun ==== groundsel (plural groundsels) Alternative form of groundsill.