goldenrod

noun

gold·​en·​rod ˈgōl-dən-ˌräd 

: any of numerous chiefly North American composite perennial herbs (genus Solidago) with small heads of usually yellow late-blooming flowers often clustered in panicles compare rayless goldenrod

Examples of goldenrod in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Common aster varieties include New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) with purplish-pink flowers, and common goldenrods include tall goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) and Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis). — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

On the ground, bike riders and hikers pass prairie plants and native grasses laden with early fall seed — little blue stem, yellow prairie grass, goldenrod, whorled milkweed, purple cone flower, common milkweed, coreopsis and others. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Native plants like seaside goldenrod and eastern redbud trees will dot the space. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Think cheery purple asters and yellow splashes of goldenrod, silk-grass and sunflowers. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing goldenrod

• rayless goldenrod

Rhymes for goldenrod

• amphipod
• arthropod
• copepod
• decapod
• endopod
• escalade
• esplanade
• exopod
• gastropod
• isopod
• ostracod
• overawed

Kids Definition

goldenrod

noun

gold·​en·​rod ˈgōl-dən-ˌräd 

: any of numerous chiefly North American herbs that are related to the daisies and have tall stiff stems topped with rows of tiny usually yellow flowers on slender branches