English Dictionary: groundsel | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Groundsel \Ground"sel\, Groundsill \Ground"sill`\, n. [Ground + sill.] See {Ground plate} (a), under {Ground} |