Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of composite plants, the goldenrods, of the tribe Asteroideæ and subtribe Homochromeæ, sometimes made the type of a further subdivision, Solidagineæ (De Candolle, 1836).
- noun A plant of this genus; goldenrod.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of yellow-flowered composite perennial herbs; golden-rod.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun goldenrod
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Examples
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Goldenrods all belong to the genus Solidago, which is almost certainly of North American origin.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Goldenrods all belong to the genus Solidago, which is almost certainly of North American origin.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Goldenrods all belong to the genus Solidago, which is almost certainly of North American origin.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Solidago 'Little Lemon': A small form of goldenrod with pretty lemon-yellow flower spikes.
Mums Not the Word 2011
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Toss in a compact Solidago or goldenrod, and your border is complete.
A SUNNY CONEFLOWER BORDER Pooky 2009
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Yellow goldenrod, Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ is just now lighting up.
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Wild mint Lamius sp., golden rod Solidago sp., yellow monkey-flower Mimulus guttatus and the endemic aster Aster nahanniensis are among the many flowering plants that grow in abundance beside mineral springs near Flat River.
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Helictotrichon pubescens, Dactylis glomerata, Agropyron tianschanicum, and Poa nemoralis and the forbs Solidago virga-aurea, Mulgedium azureum, Doronicum altaicum, Senecio soongoricus, Crepis sibirica, Aegopodium alpestre, and Cerastium dahuricum.
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It is now filled with the smooth sumach (Rhus glabra), and one of the earliest species of goldenrod (Solidago stricta) grows there luxuriantly.
Walden 2004
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RACZ-KOTILLA, E. and JOZSA, J. (1979) Hypotensive activity a possible pharmacotaxonomic character of Solidago spp.
Chapter 5 1953
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