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单词 goldenrod
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goldenrodn.adj.

Brit. /ˈɡəʊld(ə)nrɒd/, /ˌɡəʊld(ə)nˈrɒd/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊldənˌrɑd/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: golden adj., rod n.1
Etymology: < golden adj. + rod n.1In sense A. 1 after post-classical Latin virga aurea (1558 or earlier).
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.
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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.
2. In full Canary Islands goldenrod, tree goldenrod. The shrub Bosea yervamora; = goldenrod tree n. at Compounds. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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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.
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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.

Compounds

goldenrod tree n. Obsolete rare a shrub or small tree native to the Canary Islands, Bosea yervamora (family Amaranthaceae), having straight stems, simple leaves and terminal racemes of small white flowers followed by pinkish-red berries; cf. sense A. 2.
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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.
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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).
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