solidago

British  

/ ˌsɒlɪˈdeɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. any plant of the chiefly American genus Solidago, which includes the goldenrods: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Etymology

Origin of solidago

C18: via New Latin from Medieval Latin soldago a plant reputed to have healing properties, from soldāre to strengthen, from Latin solidāre, from solidus _solid

Example Sentences

"The American golden rod, solidago canadensis, affords a very beautiful yellow to wool, silk and cotton upon an aluminous basis."

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Mairet, Ethel M.

The alpine spiræa grows here also and blossoms profusely with potentilla, erigeron, eriogonum, pentstemon, solidago, and an interesting species of onion, and four or five species of grasses and sedges.

From The Yosemite by Muir, John

But the lupin, the moss-pink, and the yellow wallflower, with all the varieties of the helianthus, the aster, and the solidago, spread their gay charms around.

From Wau-bun The Early Day in the Northwest by Kinzie, Juliette Augusta Magill

A similar golden-rod, but with hairy stems and smaller flower clusters is the solidago Canadensis or Canada golden-rod.

From Some Summer Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John

Lutkea, hedysarum, parnassia, epilobium, bluebell, solidago, habenaria, strawberry with fruit half grown, arctostaphylos, mertensia, erigeron, willows, tall grasses and alder are the principal species.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John