groundsel

Meaning

Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.

Synonyms

Senecio vulgaris

ragwort

sill

Translations

Senecio vulgaris

séneçon

séneçon commun

senecio vulgaris

séneçon vulgaire

erba calderina

Senecio vulgaris

senecione comune

Roldana

Tephroseris

kruiskruid

نبات القريض

kanarya otu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: grundeswulie

Inherited from Old English: grundeswyliġe

In summary

From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) + swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”).