goatsbeard

[ gohts-beerd ]

/ ˈgoʊtsˌbɪərd /

noun

any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.

a plant, Aruncus dioicus, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and long, slender spikes of small white flowers.

Origin of goatsbeard

1570–80; goat + -'s1 + beard

Words nearby goatsbeard

goatherd, goatish, Goat Island, goat moth, goatpox, goatsbeard, goatskin, goat's-rue, goatsucker, goaves, go away

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Example sentences from the Web for goatsbeard

The name “Goatsbeard” refer to the clusters of stiff hairy fruits.
Flowers of Mountain and Plain|Edith S. Clements
The Goatsbeard or Salsify bears large purple flower-heads with yellow centers at the tips of stiff, straight stems, 2-4 ft. tall.
Flowers of Mountain and Plain|Edith S. Clements
The flowers of the Goatsbeard have the curious habit of closing at midday, even when the sun is shining.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith
Drooping hemlocks, festooned with goatsbeard lichen, keep the spot in cool, somber gloom even on the hottest midday.
Glacier National Park [Montana]|United States Dept. of the Interior

British Dictionary definitions for goatsbeard

goatsbeard

goat's-beard

/ (ˈɡəʊtsˌbɪəd) /

noun

Also called: Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon a Eurasian plant, Tragopogon pratensis, with woolly stems and large heads of yellow rayed flowers surrounded by large green bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)

an American rosaceous plant, Aruncus sylvester, with long spikes of small white flowers

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单词	goatsbeard
释义	goatsbeard [ gohts-beerd ] / ˈgoʊtsˌbɪərd / noun any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads. a plant, Aruncus dioicus, of the rose family, having pinnate leaves and long, slender spikes of small white flowers. Origin of goatsbeard 1570–80; goat + -'s1 + beard Words nearby goatsbeard goatherd, goatish, Goat Island, goat moth, goatpox, goatsbeard, goatskin, goat's-rue, goatsucker, goaves, go away Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goatsbeard The name “Goatsbeard” refer to the clusters of stiff hairy fruits. Flowers of Mountain and Plain\|Edith S. Clements The Goatsbeard or Salsify bears large purple flower-heads with yellow centers at the tips of stiff, straight stems, 2-4 ft. tall. Flowers of Mountain and Plain\|Edith S. Clements The flowers of the Goatsbeard have the curious habit of closing at midday, even when the sun is shining. Flowers Shown to the Children\|C. E. Smith Drooping hemlocks, festooned with goatsbeard lichen, keep the spot in cool, somber gloom even on the hottest midday. Glacier National Park [Montana]\|United States Dept. of the Interior British Dictionary definitions for goatsbeard goatsbeard goat's-beard / (ˈɡəʊtsˌbɪəd) / noun Also called: Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon a Eurasian plant, Tragopogon pratensis, with woolly stems and large heads of yellow rayed flowers surrounded by large green bracts: family Asteraceae (composites) an American rosaceous plant, Aruncus sylvester, with long spikes of small white flowers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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