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goldfields

American

[gohld-feeldz] / ˈgoʊldˌfildz /

noun

plural

goldfields

any of several Californian, composite herbs of the genus Lasthenia, having yellow flowers.

Etymology

Origin of goldfields

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; gold + field + -s ³

Example Sentences

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The first is the amount of the valley — shown in a satellite image — covered in poppies and goldfields, expressed as a percentage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Stretches of the reserve are covered in tiny yellow flowers called goldfields.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Despite stories that celebrate Ghana as a “land of gold,” its kings’ control over the Bambuk goldfields was tenuous.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

As Ghana expanded and was in turn conquered, new goldfields were opened at Bure in the woodland savanna south of Bambuk, well beyond Ghana’s commercial reach.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

A long way to the northwest were the goldfields.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

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