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goldenrod noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈɡəʊl.dən.rɒd/ us /ˈɡoʊl.dən.rɑːd/ a plant with groups of small yellow flowers that grow along the stems of the plant, sometimes used as a herb to treat medical conditions: Plant goldenrod to attract butterflies and flying insects. Goldenrods are essentially plants of the prairie or woodland edge. Goldenrod is particularly striking now with its long clusters of golden-yellow flowers. Vast fields of goldenrod dominated the landscape each spring. Goldenrods are, in some places, held as a sign of good luck or good fortune. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |