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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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At Los Padres National Forest along the Central California coast, swaths of California poppies, California buttercups, purple shooting stars and goldfields fill the slopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

If you want to get up close and personal with blankets of goldfields, Canterbury bells, filaree and other native plants, your best bet is to take a hike.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 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

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

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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