groundsel

noun ground·sel \ˈgrau̇n(d)-səl\

Definition of GROUNDSEL

: any of various senecios (as the nearly cosmopolitan European weed Senecio vulgaris)

Middle English groundeswele, from Old English grundeswelge, from grund ground + swelgan to swallow — more at swallow

First Known Use: before 12th century

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