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groundsel tree

noun

  1. a composite shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, having dull, gray-green leaves and fruit with tufts of long, white hair, growing in salt marshes of eastern North America.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of groundsel tree1

First recorded in 1735–45

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Example Sentences

In the fall, the dark-green foliage of the groundsel-tree is relieved by its abundant small white flower-clusters.

The groundsel tree has been cultivated in British gardens since 1683.

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