groundsel tree
noun
a composite shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, having dull, gray-green leaves and fruit with tufts of long, white hair, growing in salt marshes of eastern North America.
Origin of groundsel tree
1First recorded in 1735–45
- Also called consumption weed.
Words Nearby groundsel tree
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How to use groundsel tree in a sentence
In the fall, the dark-green foliage of the groundsel-tree is relieved by its abundant small white flower-clusters.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits | Mary Elizabeth ParsonsThe groundsel tree has been cultivated in British gardens since 1683.
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