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单词 groundsel
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ground•sel1  (groundsəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any composite plant of the genus Senecio, esp. S. vulgaris, a common weed having clusters of small yellow disk flowers without rays.
  • bef. 900; Middle English grundeswili(e), groundeswel, Old English grundeswelge, gundeswelge; compare Old English gund pus, swelgan to swallow, absorb (from its use in medicine); the -r- is by folk etymology from association with ground1

ground•sel2  (groundsəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. groundsill.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
groundsel /ˈɡraʊnsəl/ n
  1. any of certain plants of the genus Senecio, esp S. vulgaris, a Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
Etymology: Old English grundeswelge, changed from gundeswilge, from gund pus + swelgan to swallow; after its use in poultices on abscesses
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