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GOLDTHREAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does goldthread mean?
• GOLDTHREAD (noun)
The noun GOLDTHREAD has 1 sense:
1. low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
Familiarity information: GOLDTHREAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Coptis groenlandica; Coptis trifolia groenlandica; golden thread; goldthread
Hypernyms ("goldthread" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("goldthread" is a member of...):
Coptis; genus Coptis (small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers)
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