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English

Etymology

golden +? rod

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??o?ld?n???d/

Noun

goldenrod (countable and uncountable, plural goldenrods)

1. Any tall-stemmed plant principally from genus Solidago (also Oligoneuron), usually with clusters of small yellow flowers.
2. A golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.

Translations

Adjective

goldenrod (comparative more goldenrod, superlative most goldenrod)

1. Of a golden-yellow colour, like that of the goldenrod plant.

See also

• Appendix:Colors

References

• goldenrod on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oligoneuron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Solidago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Solidago on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• goldenrod at USDA Plants database
• * goldenrod at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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