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/gˈoʊldən reɪn/ Listen

Golden rain

noun

An ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations. Synonyms: common laburnum, golden chain, Laburnum anagyroides.

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"Golden rain" Quotes from Famous Books

... real camp fire and participated in its fun as well as seriousness will never forget it. The huge fire shooting up its tongue of flame into the darkness of the night, the perfect shower of golden rain, the company of happy {161} boys, and the great dark background of piny woods, the weird light over all, the singing, the yells, the stories, the fun, and then the serious word at the close, is a happy ...

— Boy Scouts Handbook - The First Edition, 1911 • Boy Scouts of America

... in her uplifted hand a grey tassel, like a bunch of ostrich plumes, and seemed to be protecting with it the heads of the children from the golden rain of the butterflies—in her other hand shone something horn-like and gilded, apparently an instrument for feeding children, for she approached it to each child in turn; it was formed like the ...

— Pan Tadeusz • Adam Mickiewicz

Words linked to "Golden rain" : flowering shrub, common laburnum, Laburnum anagyroides, golden chain, genus Laburnum, Laburnum