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groundsel

/ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
ground-sel
IPA
/ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of groundsill.

Etymology

From Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, grundeswelġe (“groundsel”), from grunde (“ground, bottom, abyss”) + swelge (“to swallow, to eat up”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: grundeswulie, grundeswyliġe

Usage

Inflected Forms

groundsels (plural) grunsel (alternative) grundsel (alternative)

Phrases

arrowleaf groundsel climbing groundsel coast groundsel common groundsel creeping groundsel dune groundsel fen groundsel giant groundsel

Synonyms

senecio vulgaris

Homonyms

groundsill

Rhymes With

council counsel

Questions

How do you pronounce groundsel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹaʊnd.səl/.
What does groundsel mean?
Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.
Where does groundsel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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