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gold·en·rod

 (gōl′dən-rŏd′)
n.
Any of numerous chiefly North American plants of the genus Solidago of the composite family, having clusters of small usually yellow flower heads that bloom in late summer or fall.
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goldenrod

(ˌɡəʊldənˈrɒd)
n
1. (Plants) 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
2. (Plants) any of various similar related plants, such as Brachychaeta sphacelata (false goldenrod) of the southern US
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gold•en•rod

(ˈgoʊl dənˌrɒd)

n.
any composite plant of the genus Solidago, most species of which bear numerous small, yellow flower heads.
[1560–70]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.goldenrod - any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidagogoldenrod - any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago
wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant
genus Solidago, Solidago - goldenrod
silverrod, Solidago bicolor - plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers
Canadian goldenrod, meadow goldenrod, Solidago canadensis - large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed
Missouri goldenrod, Solidago missouriensis - similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller
alpine goldenrod, Solidago multiradiata - goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America
gray goldenrod, grey goldenrod, Solidago nemoralis - a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing
Blue Mountain tea, Solidago odora, sweet goldenrod - goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made
dyer's weed, Solidago rugosa - eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing
beach goldenrod, seaside goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens - vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North America
narrow goldenrod, Solidago spathulata - western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers
Boott's goldenrod - a variety of goldenrod
Elliott's goldenrod - a variety of goldenrod
Ohio goldenrod - a variety of goldenrod
rough-stemmed goldenrod - a variety of goldenrod
showy goldenrod - a variety of goldenrod
tall goldenrod - a variety of goldenrod
broad leaved goldenrod, zigzag goldenrod - a variety of goldenrod
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Translations
kultapiisku

goldenrod

[ˈgəʊldənˌrɒd] N → vara f de oro
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goldenrod

[ˈgəʊld/ənˌrɒd] n (Bot) → verga d'oro
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