English-Thai Dictionary
groundsel
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GROUNDSEL
n.A plant of the genus Senecio, of several species.
GROUNDSEL, GROUND-SILL
n.[L. sella, that which is set. ] The timber of a building which lies next to the ground; commonly called a sill.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GROUNDSEL
Ground "sel, n. Etym: [OE. grundswilie, AS. gpundeswylige,grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the eye. See Swallow, v.] (Bot. )
Defn: An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris ) one of the most common, and widely distributed weeds on the globe.
GROUNDSEL
Ground "sel, n. Etym: [Ground + sill. ]
Defn: See Ground
New American Oxford Dictionary
groundsel
ground sel |ˈgroun (d )səl ˈɡraʊn (d )səl | ▶noun 1 a widely distributed plant of the daisy family, with yellow rayless flowers. [Genus Senecio, family Compositae: several species, in particular the common groundsel (S. vulgaris ), which is a common weed. See also giant groundsel . ] 2 variant spelling of groundsill. ORIGIN Old English gundæswelgiæ (later grundeswylige ), probably from gund ‘pus ’ + swelgan ‘to swallow ’ (with reference to its use in poultices ). The later form may be by association with ground 1, and refer to the plant's rapid growth.
Oxford Dictionary
groundsel
groundsel |ˈgraʊn (d )s (ə )l | ▶noun a widely distributed plant of the daisy family, with yellow rayless flowers. ●Genus Senecio, family Compositae: several species, in particular the common groundsel (S. vulgaris ), which is a common weed. . ORIGIN Old English gundæswelgiæ (later grundeswylige ), probably from gund ‘pus ’ + swelgan ‘to swallow ’ (with reference to its use in poultices ). The later form may be by association with ground 1, and refer to the plant's rapid growth.
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