The Collaborative International Dictionary
Solidago Virga-aurea
goldenrod \gold"en*rod`\, golden-rod \gold"en-rod`\(g[=o]ld"'n*r[o^]d`), n. (Bot.) 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.
Golden-rod tree (Bot.), a shrub ( Bosea Yervamora), a native of the Canary Isles.