goldenrod
Americannoun
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any composite plant of the genus Solidago, most species of which bear numerous small, yellow flower heads.
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a strong to vivid yellow.
adjective
noun
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any plant of the genus Solidago, of North America, Europe, and Asia, having spikes made up of inflorescences of minute yellow florets: family Asteraceae (composites) See also yellowweed
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any of various similar related plants, such as Brachychaeta sphacelata ( false goldenrod ) of the southern US
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Denise’s black and goldenrod atrocity isn’t just an ill-proportioned mishmash.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025
Alas, the goldenrod pun is less successful, but Meyers doesn’t flub a single line from any of the 250-plus cue cards.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023
At a gated agricultural plot on the Penn State Berks Campus, pollinators hum to and fro through rolling fields of aster and goldenrod.
From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023
Crew members then brought in native plants such as goldenrod, fireweed, broadleaf lupine, various grasses and other native species along the shore and intertidal zone, said King County ecologist Mason Bowles.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
Watching his finger on the page one day, she had noticed that goldenrod and greenwood began the same way, with a looping downward curve.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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