goldthread
Americannoun
noun
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a North American woodland ranunculaceous plant, Coptis trifolia (or C. groenlandica ), with slender yellow roots
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the root of this plant, which yields a medicinal tonic and a dye
Etymology
Origin of goldthread
Example Sentences
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In fact, the strains they produced can make molecules that are normally found in poppy, goldthread, bacteria — and even in rats.
From The Verge • Aug. 13, 2015
The circles on the left represent the organisms that contributed genes to the bioengineered yeast: California poppy, rat, goldthread, bacteria, and opium poppy.
From The Verge • Aug. 13, 2015
But she didn’t know many of the others: goldthread, blue aralia, skullcap.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Crescents, stars, moons and suns were in goldthread embroidery on the small fez that Elijah Muhammad wore.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Some of its kin dwell in bogs and wet places, but this plant and the shin-leaf carpet drier woodland where dwarf cornels, partridge vines, pipsissewa, and goldthread weave their charming patterns too.
From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje
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