GOLDFIELDS

Meaning of GOLDFIELDS in English

/gohld"feeldz'/ , n. , pl. goldfields .

any of several Californian, composite herbs of the genus Lasthenia, having yellow flowers.

[ 1910-15, Amer.; GOLD + FIELD + -S 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

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