meadow goldenrod
- noun
- /ˈmɛdoʊ ˈɡoʊldənrɒd/
- US
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solidago canadiense
- The meadow goldenrod bloomed brightly across the open fields in late summer.
Examples
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Bees and butterflies were drawn to the meadow goldenrod growing near the railway tracks.
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Many gardeners consider meadow goldenrod to be an attractive but invasive wildflower.
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The meadow goldenrod blooms beautifully in late summer.
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Many gardeners consider meadow goldenrod a nuisance.
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Bees and butterflies were drawn to the meadow goldenrod growing near the railway tracks.
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The meadow goldenrod bloomed brightly across the open fields in late summer.
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Many gardeners consider meadow goldenrod to be an attractive but invasive wildflower.
Synonyms
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6.1
A tall plant with many small bright yellow flowers often seen in fields in late summer
A tall plant with many small yellow flowers that often grows wild and spreads quickly
A tall North American plant with many small yellow flowers in large groups
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase denotes a type of goldenrod that grows in meadows, so the meaning is directly compositional from 'meadow' (a grassland) + 'goldenrod' (a tall yellow-flowering plant). This noun–noun modification pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Meadow goldenrod gets its name from a simple image: the plant often grows in a meadow and has bright 'golden' flowers on long, stick-like stems called a goldenrod. So the name describes the yellow-flowered wild plant many people call a 'weed'.