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Definition of giant groundsel in English: giant groundselnoun A large treelike plant of the daisy family, having a thick stem and a few short branches tipped with broad leaves, growing chiefly on high mountains in central and eastern Africa. Genus Senecio (or Dendrosenecio), family Compositae Example sentencesExamples - Lush ferns and ground cover changed the landscape from grey to green, and giant groundsels stood everywhere.
- You pass a huge boulder and start to climb past a forest of giant groundsel to the foot of the wall.
- Above the tree-line in the mountains of Africa, strange-looking giant groundsels and giant heathers grow.
- The giant groundsels, 25 feet tall, with their enormous, artichoke-like balls atop their furred branches, resemble Joshua trees.
- At the moorland region, you find the giant groundsels and lobelias common in the high altitude mountain regions of eastern Africa.
Definition of giant groundsel in US English: giant groundselnoun A large treelike plant of the daisy family, having a thick stem and a few short branches tipped with broad leaves, growing chiefly on high mountains in central and eastern Africa. Genus Senecio (or Dendrosenecio), family Compositae Example sentencesExamples - At the moorland region, you find the giant groundsels and lobelias common in the high altitude mountain regions of eastern Africa.
- The giant groundsels, 25 feet tall, with their enormous, artichoke-like balls atop their furred branches, resemble Joshua trees.
- Above the tree-line in the mountains of Africa, strange-looking giant groundsels and giant heathers grow.
- Lush ferns and ground cover changed the landscape from grey to green, and giant groundsels stood everywhere.
- You pass a huge boulder and start to climb past a forest of giant groundsel to the foot of the wall.
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