单词 | goldenrod |
释义 | goldenrodn.adj. A. n. 1. Originally: the perennial herbaceous plant Solidago virgaurea (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), native to Europe and Asia, having erect stems, narrow leaves, and terminal heads of bright-yellow daisy-like flowers. In later use also: any of the other plants of the genus Solidago, mostly native to North America, some of which are cultivated as ornamentals, sometimes becoming naturalized or invasive in regions to which they have been introduced. Frequently with distinguishing word.Canada goldenrod, Canadian goldenrod: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > other composite flowers ox-eyea1400 starwort?a1450 Jupiter's beard1567 goldenrod1568 achillea1597 blue camomile1597 blue daisy1597 cineraria1597 hog's bean1597 jackanapes on horseback1597 sea-starwort1597 sultan flower1629 mouse-ear1696 aster1706 Canada goldenrod1731 ageratum1737 rudbeckia1751 coreopsis1753 melampodium1754 Aaron's rod1760 zinnia1761 Michaelmas daisy1767 China aster1785 New England aster1785 catananche1798 sea-aster1812 cosmea1813 cosmos1813 gazania1813 erigeron1815 gousblom1822 Christmas daisy1829 rhodanthe1834 tassel-flower1836 ligularia1839 old maid1839 mountain daisy1848 purple coneflower1848 acroclinium1852 sea ox-eye1856 thimble-weed1860 helipterum1862 treasure-flower1866 Swan River daisy1873 blanket flower1879 cone-flower1879 blue marguerite1882 Solidago1883 yellow-top1887 Gaillardia1888 gerbera1889 youth and old age1889 pussytoes1892 niggerhead1893 Transvaal daisy1899 Barberton daisy1906 onion grass1909 ursinia1928 Cupid's dart1930 Livingstone daisy1932 1568 W. Turner Herbal iii. 78 Virga aurea..may be called in English Golden-rod. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. c. 141 Golden rod is also an herbe apt to heal woundes. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlii. 259 Golden rod would be sowen in a fat ground. 1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 84 This Plant is taken by our Simplists to be a kind of Golden Rod. 1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 116 Golden-rod..flowers in July and August. 1775 R. Weston Flora Anglicana 126 Solidago..cambrica. Welsh Golden-rod. 1825 W. C. Bryant in Suppl. Connecticut Courant 233/1 But on the hill the golden rod, and the aster in the wood..in autumn beauty stood. 1883 Cent. Mag. Nov. 108/1 Herb Robert in bloom, and a kind of Solomon's seal as at home, and what appears to be a species of golden-rod with a midsummery smell. 1913 J. Muir Story of my Boyhood vi. 235 On the Hickory Hill farm there is a ridge of moraine material, rather dry, but flowery with goldenrods and asters of many species. 1968 J. Hay Sandy Shore iii. 14 Others, like seaside goldenrod, may have fleshy leaves with a waxy coating which helps retain moisture. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 366/1 This century it [sc. Canadian goldenrod] and early goldenrod, S. gigantea , have become two of the dominant flowers of urban wasteland in late summer and early autumn. 2012 New Yorker 3 Dec. 40/3 Four saddlebag dragonflies—another migrator—hawking over goldenrod by the water. ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. Tree-goldenrod, an amarantaceous plant, Bosia Yervamora, of the Canaries, a robust ill-smelling shrub with virgate branches. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. at Goldenrod Canary Islands goldenrod, same as golden-rod tree. B. adj. Chiefly North American. Of a yellow colour similar to that of a goldenrod's flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > other yellows honey-yellow1615 butter-coloured1629 gamboge1819 honey-gold1849 lily-yellowc1865 apple-yellow1884 goldenrod1905 mimosa1928 1905 Black Diamond 6 May 32/2 The actual announcement of the change in prices is printed on a heavy goldenrod paper. 1955 Twin Falls (Idaho) Times-News 27 May 13/5 (advt.) 1949 Ford Convertible; overdrive, radio, heater, goldenrod paint; excellent rubber. 1967 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 7 Dec. d11/1 The finest beautiful goldenrod fabric. 2012 R. Jennings Sixty Acres & Bride xviii. 317 Her goldenrod dress had black piping that ran from her shoulders to her waist. CompoundsΚΠ 1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II. Addenda sig. Llllv/2 It [sc. the tree Arbor baccifer Canariensis] has been by some Gardeners called the Golden-rod-tree, but for what Reason I do not know. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 539/2 Golden-rod Tree, Bosea Yervamora. goldenrod paper n. North American (a) Printing (in offset printing (see offset n. 10b)) designating a yellow or orange paper used as a mask (mask n.3 8b) in the positioning of photographic negatives; (b) designating a type of paper coloured with a vivid yellow dye that turns bright red when it comes into contact with an alkali and then returns to its original colour when an acid is applied. ΚΠ 1940 W. E. Soderstrom Lithographer's Man. (New ed.) 55/2 An opaque material such as Goldenrod paper is used for stripping the negatives. 1995 Non-transparent Gas? in misc.education.science (Usenet newsgroup) 19 Feb. Cut strips of Goldenrod paper, wet them, then dip them in a pool of cold ammonia gas. 2012 D. W. Pogue Printmaking Revol. i. 55/2 I prefer using Goldenrod paper rather than the more expensive plastic masking film. 2012 S. Cameron & C. Craig Ooey Gooey Sci. 11 The goldenrod paper will turn bright red when the baking soda solution is applied. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1568 |
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