Meanings
noungoldenrod (countable and uncountable, plural goldenrods)
plural goldenrods · alternative golden-rod
- countableuncountableAny tall-stemmed plant principally from genus Solidago (also Oligoneuron), usually with clusters of small yellow flowers.
- countableuncountableA golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.
She wore a goldenrod dress with a scooping neckline.
2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 160
adjectivegoldenrod (comparative more goldenrod, superlative most goldenrod)
comparative more goldenrod · superlative most goldenrod · alternative golden-rod
- Of a golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian златник, енчец
- златник (zlatnik)plant
- енчец (enčec)plant
Catalan vara d'or
- vara d'orplant
Chinese Mandarin 一枝黄花
- 一枝黄花 (yīzhīhuánghuā)plant
Czech zlatobýl
- zlatobýlplant
Danish gyldenris
- gyldenrisplant
Dutch guldenroede
- guldenroedeplant
Esperanto solidago
- solidagoplant
Estonian kuldvits
- kuldvitsplant
Finnish piisku
- piiskuplant
French verge-d'or, gerbe-d'or
- verge-d'orplant
- gerbe-d'orplant
German Goldrute
- Goldruteplant
Hungarian aranyvessző
- aranyvesszőplant
Irish slat óir
- slat óirplant
Italian verga d'oro
- verga d'oroplant
Japanese アキノキリンソウ, 秋の麒麟草属
- アキノキリンソウ (akinokirinsō)plant
- 秋の麒麟草属 (akinokirinsōzoku)plant
Korean 미역취
- 미역취 (miyeokchwi)plant
Latin solidago
- solidagoplant
Latvian zeltgalvīte
- zeltgalvīteplant
Lithuanian rykštenė
- rykštenėplant
Polish kolor złotożółty, nawłoć
- kolor złotożółtycolour
- nawłoćplant
- złotożółtyof a golden-yellow colour
Portuguese virgáurea, vara-de-ouro
- virgáureaplant
- vara-de-ouroplant
Romanian splinuță, splină
- splinuțăplant
- splinăplant
- vargă-de-aurplant
Russian золота́рник
- золота́рник (zolotárnik)plant
Slovak zlatobyľ
- zlatobyľplant
Spanish vara de oro
- vara de oroplant
Turkish altınbaşak
- altınbaşakplant
Ukrainian золотушник
- золотушник (zolotušnyk)plant
Welsh eurwialen
- eurwialenplant
Cite this entry
APA
goldenrod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goldenrod
MLA
“goldenrod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goldenrod. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goldenrod,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goldenrod.
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