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golden thread

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Noun1.golden thread - low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowersgolden thread - low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica, goldthread
Coptis, genus Coptis - small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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Glinda came up a moment later, riding the still vigorous Saw-Horse; and having unwound a slender golden thread from her girdle the Sorceress threw it over the head of the panting and helpless Griffin, and so destroyed the magical power of Mombi's transformation.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Twines not of them one golden thread, But for its sake a Paynim bled.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
She was the golden thread that united him to a Past beyond his misery, and to a Present beyond his misery: and the sound of her voice, the light of her face, the touch of her hand, had a strong beneficial influence with him almost always.
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