Golden Buttons (Noun)
Meaning
Common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The field was ablaze with the bright yellow flowers of the golden buttons, swaying gently in the breeze.
- Golden buttons have been used for centuries in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including fever and rheumatism.
- The bitter-tasting leaves of the golden buttons plant were used by early herbalists to make a tea that was said to have restorative properties.
- In the language of flowers, a bouquet of golden buttons is often used to represent longevity and health.
- The pinnate leaves of the golden buttons plant were a familiar sight to medieval herbalists, who valued the herb for its medicinal properties.