The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Any of numerous chiefly North American plants of the genus Solidago, having clusters of small yellow flower heads that bloom in late summer or fall.
n. A tall-stemmed, plant with clusters of small yellow flowers.
n. A golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.
adj. Of a golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing small yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A plant of the genus Solidago, the species of which have numerous small golden heads: these in the original species, S. Virgaurea of Europe, are arranged in a wand-like spike. See Solidago.
n. Same as gray goldenrod.
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n. any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago
Word Usage
"The goldenrod is a golden yellow, and the bright yellow Jerusalem artichoke flowers are blooming in great bunches along some highways."