D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

goldenrod

/(gōld"'n*rŏd`)/ · gold·en·rod · IPA /ˈɡoʊldənˌɹɑd/
01 n. A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing small yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of…
  1. 1.
    A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing small yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Golden-rod tree — a shrub (Bosea Yervamora), a native of the Canary Isles.