whitecup

[ hwahyt-kuhp, wahyt- ]

noun

1. a creeping South American plant, Nierembergia repens, of the nightshade family, having bell-shaped, lilac- or blue-tinged, cream-white flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whitecup¹

white + cup

Example Sentences

Here Whitecup taught me more than I had ever dreamed about catching mink.

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