Definition of Golden spleen

1. Noun. Any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden Spleen

golden ragwort
golden rain
golden ratio
golden retriever
golden rice
golden rule
golden rules
golden saxifrage
golden seal
golden section
golden shiner
golden shower tree
golden showers
golden sombrero
golden spleen (current term)
golden staph
golden star
golden stars
golden syrup
golden thistle
golden thread
golden ticket
golden touch
golden trumpet
golden warbler
golden wattle
golden wedding
golden wedding anniversary
golden willow

Literary usage of Golden spleen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"From Greek, " golden spleen". Small semi-aquatic herbs. About 15 species, north temperate zone and S. America; 4 in US a. C. Americanum Schw. British ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"[Greek, golden spleen, from some reputed medicinal quality.] About 15 species, natives of the north temperate zone and southern South America. ..."

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