Definitions of goldenrod
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any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidagotypes:Canadian goldenrod, Solidago canadensis, meadow goldenrodlarge North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weedSolidago multiradiata, alpine goldenrodgoldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western AmericaSolidago nemoralis, gray goldenrod, grey goldenroda dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeingBlue Mountain tea, Solidago odora, sweet goldenrodgoldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is madeSolidago rugosa, dyer's weedeastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeingSolidago sempervirens, beach goldenrod, seaside goldenrodvigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and Gulf Coast of North AmericaSolidago spathulata, narrow goldenrodwestern American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowersBoott's goldenroda variety of goldenrodElliott's goldenroda variety of goldenrodOhio goldenroda variety of goldenrodrough-stemmed goldenroda variety of goldenrodshowy goldenroda variety of goldenrodtall goldenroda variety of goldenrodtype of:
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