Groundsel

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Groundsel \Ground"sel\, n. [OE. grundswilie, AS. grundeswylige,
     grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan
     to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the
     eye. See {Swallow}, v.] (Bot.)
     An annual composite plant ({Senecio vulgaris}), one of the
     most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.


     Groundsel

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Groundsel \Ground"sel\, Groundsill \Ground"sill`\, n. [Ground +
     sill.]
     See {Ground plate}
     (a), under {Ground}
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  groundsel
       n : Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers [syn: {Senecio
           vulgaris}]