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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

goldenrod

/ˈɡoʊldənˌɹɑd/

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What does goldenrod mean?

noun

  1. Any tall-stemmed plant principally from genus Solidago (also Oligoneuron), usually with clusters of small yellow flowers.
  2. A golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.

adjective

  1. Of a golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɡoʊldənˌɹɑd/

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In my front yard grew the strawberry, blackberry, and life-everlasting, johnswort and goldenrod, shrub-oaks and sand-cherry, blueberry and groundnut.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
Along the cattle-paths the plumes of goldenrod were already fading into sun-warmed velvet, grey with gold threads in it.
Willa CatherMy ÁntoniaProject Gutenberg ebook #242
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Behind him were some mighty trees of the swamp above, and below the bank glowed a solid wall of goldenrod.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
I have seen May blossoms and autumn leaves on the branch and even goldenrod brought into town and sold at good prices.
Bolton HallThree Acres and LibertyProject Gutenberg ebook #4509
Here they congregate in happy companies while the sunshine and goldenrod are as bright as their feathers, and cling to the swaying slender stems that furnish an abundant harvest, daintily.
Neltje BlanchanBird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our HomesProject Gutenberg ebook #1889