groundsel
1any composite plant of the genus Senecio, especially S. vulgaris, a common weed having clusters of small yellow disk flowers without rays.
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How to use groundsel in a sentence
Besides the groundsel and the chick-weed, he has small pieces of turf for sale, of which larks are very fond.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousSo it is, nevertheless, as lightly regarded by Nature or by man in its native home as groundsel is by us.
The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick BoyleIt feeds on dock, chickweed, groundsel, and other low plants.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthAnd every morning I cleaned the cage out nicely, and put fresh sand and water, and seed, and groundsel.
Five Minutes' Stories | Mrs. (Mary Louisa) MolesworthEvery year thousands of ragweed and groundsel seeds must be blown on to the shale-heap, but they never manage to grow there.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott Elliot
British Dictionary definitions for groundsel
/ (ˈɡraʊnsəl) /
any of certain plants of the genus Senecio, esp S. vulgaris, a Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites): See also ragwort
groundsel tree a shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, of E North America, with white plumelike fruits: family Asteraceae
Origin of groundsel
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