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Groundsel
Pronunciation : Ground"sel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.)
Definition : Defn: An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris) one of the most common, and widely distributed weeds on the globe.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ground"sel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Ground + sill.]
Definition : Defn: See Ground
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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