Solidago bicolor
- noun
- Specialized
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Solidago bicolor
- Unlike most goldenrods, Solidago bicolor has striking white flowers instead of yellow ones.
Examples
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Many wildflower enthusiasts look for Solidago bicolor during late summer hikes in eastern forests.
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Gardeners appreciate Solidago bicolor for its unique blooms and ability to attract pollinators.
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The Solidago bicolor blooms beautifully in late summer.
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I saw a Solidago bicolor plant in the garden yesterday.
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Many wildflower enthusiasts look for Solidago bicolor during late summer hikes in eastern forests.
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Gardeners appreciate Solidago bicolor for its unique blooms and ability to attract pollinators.
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Unlike most goldenrods, Solidago bicolor has striking white flowers instead of yellow ones.
Synonyms
A plant from eastern North America with creamy white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'bicolor' transparently means 'two-colored' and the binomial structure (genus + epithet) signals a species of Solidago, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes a two-coloured plant of the Solidago genus. However, because 'Solidago' is a scientific proper name and the precise referent (a goldenrod with creamy white flowers) and exact coloration are not fully predictable from the parts, the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Solidago bicolor gets its name from two Latin parts: Solidago, which may come from a word meaning 'to heal' because people once used goldenrod as a folk medicine, and bicolor, which means 'two-colored'. The bicolor part helps you picture this plant's pale white flowers against green leaves, so the name points to a goldenrod with creamy white blooms.
