| golden parachute | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover |
| golden algae | algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll |
golden shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas | shiner of eastern North America having golden glints, sometimes also called `bream' |
yellow warbler
golden warbler
yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
golden oriole
Oriolus oriolus | bright yellow songbird with black wings |
golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos | large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck |
golden pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus | brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia |
| golden mole | mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur |
| golden plover | plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots |
| golden retriever | an English breed having a long silky golden coat |
| goldeneye golden-eyed fly | a variety of green lacewing |
golden hamster
Syrian hamster
Mesocricetus auratus | small lightolored hamster often kept as a pet |
angwantibo
golden potto
Arctocebus calabarensis | a kind of lemur |
plumed scorpionfish
Scorpaena grandicornis | a kind of scorpionfish |
| golden calf | (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship, destroyed by Moses, it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly |
| Golden Gate Bridge | a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate |
| golden mean | the middle between extremes |
| Golden Rule | a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them (Matthew :) |
| golden rule | any important rule, the golden rule of teaching is to be clear |
oldie
golden oldie | a song that was formerly popular |
| golden handshake | a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire) |
Golden Delicious
Yellow Delicious | a sweet eating apple with yellow skin |
| Grimes' golden | yellow apple that ripens in late autumn, eaten raw |
treacle
golden syrup | a pale cane syrup |
| Golden Horde | a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the th century |
California
Golden State
CA
Calif. | a state in the western United States on the Pacific, the rd largest state, known for earthquakes |
| Golden Gate | a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean, discovered in by Sir Francis Drake |
oldster
old person
senior citizen
golden ager | an elderly person |
wonder boy
golden boy | a man who is unusually successful at an early age |
golden larch
Pseudolarix amabilis | Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves |
golden clematis
Clematis tangutica | Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers |
goldthread
golden thread
Coptis groenlandica
Coptis trifolia groenlandica | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers |
goldenseal
golden seal
yellow root
turmeric root
Hydrastis Canadensis | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves |
golden wattle
Acacia pycnantha | shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental |
common allamanda
golden trumpet
Allamanda cathartica | vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers |
golden pothos
pothos ivy arum
Epipremnum aureum
Scindapsus aureus | evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage |
golden club
Orontium aquaticum | aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers |
| golden calla | any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes |
golden barrel cactus
Echinocactus grusonii | large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines |
golden cup
Mexican tulip poppy
Hunnemania fumariifolia | native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage |
yellow chamomile
golden marguerite
dyers' chamomile
Anthemis tinctoria | Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers, naturalized in North America |
| golden aster | any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters, throughout much of United States and into Canada |
Maryland golden aster
Chrysopsis mariana | perennial golden aster of southeastern United States |
| grass-leaved golden aster | a variety of golden aster |
| sickleweed golden aster | a variety of golden aster |
plume thistle
plumed thistle | any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads |
golden yarrow
Eriophyllum lanatum | greyish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads, dry areas western North America |
hoary golden bush
Hazardia cana | western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple |
strawflower golden everlasting
yellow paper daisy
Helichrysum bracteatum | Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold, the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers |
hairy golden aster
prairie golden aster
Heterotheca villosa
Chrysopsis villosa | hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters, found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States, sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis |