goldthread

[ gohld-thred ]

/ ˈgoʊldˌθrɛd /

noun

a white-flowered plant, Coptis trifolia, of the buttercup family, having a slender, yellow root that is sometimes used as a tonic.

Origin of goldthread

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; gold + thread

Words nearby goldthread

Goldstein's toe sign, gold stick, goldstone, goldtail moth, gold therapy, goldthread, gold tranche, goldurn, goldurned, Goldwasser, Goldwater

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Example sentences from the Web for goldthread

It is also applied to the stalk or petiole of a carpel, in the rare cases when there is any, as in Goldthread.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Story-'n'-a-half house, a good sullar, an' woods nigh-by full o' sarsaparilla an' goldthread!
Meadow Grass|Alice Brown
Goldthread was official in the United States Pharmacopoeia from 1820 to 1880.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
Description of Root — Goldthread has a long, slender, creeping root, which is much branched and frequently matted.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding

What could be more unassuming than goldthread and wood-sorrel?
In the Open|Stanton Davis Kirkham

British Dictionary definitions for goldthread

goldthread

/ (ˈɡəʊldˌθrɛd) /

noun

a North American woodland ranunculaceous plant, Coptis trifolia (or C. groenlandica), with slender yellow roots

the root of this plant, which yields a medicinal tonic and a dye

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单词	goldthread
释义	goldthread [ gohld-thred ] / ˈgoʊldˌθrɛd / noun a white-flowered plant, Coptis trifolia, of the buttercup family, having a slender, yellow root that is sometimes used as a tonic. Origin of goldthread An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; gold + thread Words nearby goldthread Goldstein's toe sign, gold stick, goldstone, goldtail moth, gold therapy, goldthread, gold tranche, goldurn, goldurned, Goldwasser, Goldwater Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goldthread It is also applied to the stalk or petiole of a carpel, in the rare cases when there is any, as in Goldthread. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Story-'n'-a-half house, a good sullar, an' woods nigh-by full o' sarsaparilla an' goldthread! Meadow Grass\|Alice Brown Goldthread was official in the United States Pharmacopoeia from 1820 to 1880. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding Description of Root — Goldthread has a long, slender, creeping root, which is much branched and frequently matted. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding What could be more unassuming than goldthread and wood-sorrel? In the Open\|Stanton Davis Kirkham British Dictionary definitions for goldthread goldthread / (ˈɡəʊldˌθrɛd) / noun a North American woodland ranunculaceous plant, Coptis trifolia (or C. groenlandica), with slender yellow roots the root of this plant, which yields a medicinal tonic and a dye 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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