bulbous buttercup

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noun

a European buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, having yellow flowers in irregular branching clusters: a common weed in North America.

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Also called bulbous crowfoot.

Words nearby bulbous buttercup

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How to use bulbous buttercup in a sentence

Bulbous columns, winding staircases, and whimsical bas-reliefs of mythical creatures wrap around the palace.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand|Nina Strochlic|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No matter what was on that flag—a white buttercup, a corn muffin, the skeleton of an alligator, who knows?
We've Got Bigger Problems Than a Confederate Flag|John McWhorter|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His greatest concern was to make sure the two bulbous microphones in front worked, bending them back and forth for maximum sound.
Why Did the Lawyers’ Post–Sandusky Conviction Comments Shield Penn State From Shame?|Buzz Bissinger|June 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He has a bulbous-shaped face brought on by a combination of old age and his struggle with melanoma.
The Man Without a Face|Paul Szep|October 27, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Hadria was picking the petals off a buttercup one by one, and when she had destroyed one golden corolla, she attacked another.
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
This consists of a tarred rope, or a flexible whip-stalk, three-fourths of an inch in diameter, with a swab or bulbous end.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
What she saw was a bee hovering over a bright yellow buttercup that grew almost within reach of where she sat.
Every Girl's Book|George F. Butler
With constant care it grows thick and strong, upon a bulbous root that can be shaped into a handle.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893|Various
On the threshold of the doorway was a shadow—black and bulbous.
Scottish Ghost Stories|Elliott O'Donnell