groundsel
noun/ˈɡraʊnsl/
/ˈɡraʊnsl/
[uncountable]- a wild plant with small yellow flowers that grows on waste ground, field edges, etc.Word OriginOld English gundæswelgiæ (later grundeswylige), probably from gund ‘pus’ + swelgan ‘to swallow’ (with reference to its use in poultices). The later form may be by association with ground, and refer to the plant's rapid growth.
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