golden star
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- noun
- /ˈɡoʊldən stɑr/
- Specialized
- The hillsides were dotted with blooming golden star during springtime hikes.
Examples
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She identified the wildflower as golden star by its distinct orange blossoms.
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Gardeners in California sometimes plant golden star for its ornamental value.
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Look at that golden star!
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What a beautiful golden star!
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The hillsides were dotted with blooming golden star during springtime hikes.
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Gardeners in California sometimes plant golden star for its ornamental value.
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She identified the wildflower as golden star by its distinct orange blossoms.
Synonyms
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A plant from California with grasslike leaves and bright orange flowers
A Californian plant with long grasslike leaves and bright orange star-shaped flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'golden' (gold-coloured) modifying 'star' (star-shaped), so a B1 learner who knows both words would infer something star-shaped and golden — here realized as a plant with golden, star-like flowers. This color + noun naming pattern is common and compositional across languages, making the meaning predictable from its parts.
Etymology
Golden star was named for its bright yellow-orange flowers that have a clear star shape, with the words golden and star describing the color and the shape. That's why the name refers to a 'wildflower' with star-shaped golden flowers.