groundsel
pronunciation
How to pronounce groundsel in British English:
UK [ˈɡraʊnsl]
How to pronounce groundsel in American English:
US [ ˈɡraʊnsl]
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- Noun:
- Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
Word Origin
- groundsel
- groundsel: [OE] The -sel of groundsel represents Old English swelgan ‘swallow’ (ancestor of modern English swallow), and if ground- genuinely represents ground, then groundsel would mean etymologically ‘groundswallower’ – presumably a reference to its rapid and invasive growth. However, in early texts the form gundæswelgiæ appears, the first element of which suggests Old English gund ‘pus’. If this is the word’s true origin, it would mean literally ‘pus-swallower’, an allusion to its use in poultices to absorb pus, and groundsel would be a variant introduced through association with ground.=> swallow
Example
- 1. Present situation and countermeasure discussion on security research of climbing groundsel herb .
- 2. Experimental study on acute toxicity of climbing groundsel herb from different producing areas .
- 3. Climbing groundsel movie ( antibiosis antiphlogistic ) and the entire intestines life can use at the same time what .