There was a time when I didn’t know goldenrod.
I didn’t know its Latin name, solidago; I didn’t know that solidago means “to make whole, to cure.” I didn’t know goldenrod is native to North America; that it is an aster (along with daisies and sunflowers) and a healer, hence its Latin name. I didn’t know that it is, as the internet will promptly tell you…
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