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noun
Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of groundsill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Senecio vulgaris
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weed
History
From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) + swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”).
Variant of groundsill, equivalent to ground + sill.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
