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Definition of Groundsel
1. Noun. Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers.
Definition of Groundsel
1. n. An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.
2. n. See Ground plate
Definition of Groundsel
1. Noun. Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus ''Senecio'', having yellow, daisylike flowers. ¹
2. Noun. (alternative spelling of groundsill) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Groundsel
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Medical Definition of Groundsel
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Groundsel
Literary usage of Groundsel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1813)
"Three-lobed groundsel. Nat. of Spain. Fl. June—August. HQ Cult. 1728, by Mr. Ph.
Miller. AS n. ... Stinking groundsel. Xut. ot Britain. Fl. June—October. ..."
2. A Tour Round My Garden by Alphonse Karr (1855)
"THE groundsel—LAUREL—LIBERTY, FRATERNITY, AND EQUALITY. IT is evident that
groundsel was created for the birds of the fields: as man has determined, ..."
3. The Farmer's Encyclopædia, and Dictionary of Rural Affairs: Embracing All by Cuthbert William Johnson (1844)
"Of this genus Sir John Smith includes ten species as indigenous to England, four
only of which, however, come properly under the head groundsel. ..."
4. A Tour Round My Garden by Alphonse Karr (1855)
"... ^-^€H IT s evident that groundsel was created for the birds of the fieds: as
man has determined, as I told you yesterday, ..."
5. Trees and Shrubs: An Abridgment of the Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum by John Claudius Loudon (1875)
"Flowers white, with a tint of purple, and resembling those of the groundsel, but
larger; September to November. Chiefly remarkable for the glaucous hue of ..."
6. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"<*•> •»• groundsel, a weed ot tiresome occurrence in gardens, ... Add also that
groundsel trees can hardly be considered as truly ligneous plants, ..."
7. An Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1869)
"Flowers white, with a tint of purple, and resembling those of the groundsel, but
larger; September to November. Chiefly remarkable for the glaucous hue of ..."
8. An Encyclopædia of Trees and Shrubs: Being the Arboretum Et Fruticetum by John Claudius Loudon (1842)
"Flowers white, with a tint of purple, and resembling those of the groundsel, but
larger ; September to November. Chiefly remarkable for the glaucous hue of ..."
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