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solidago

sol.i.da.go \.sa:l-*-'da--(.)go-, -'da:g-(.)o-\ n [NL, genus name, fr. ML 
   soldage, an herb reputed to heal wounds, fr. s]oldare to make whole, fr. L 
   solidare, fr. solidus solid : any of a genus (Solidago) of chiefly No. 
   American composite herbs  related to the asters that comprises the typical 
   goldenrods