buttercup

[ buht-er-kuhp ]

/ ˈbʌt ərˌkʌp /

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noun

any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus, having glossy yellow flowers and deeply cut leaves.

Nearby words

butter-and-eggs, butterball, butterbread, butterbur, buttercream, buttercup, buttercup family, buttercup squash, butterfat, butterfat cheque, butterfield

Origin of buttercup

1505–15; butter + cup, from color and shape of flower

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Examples from the Web for buttercup

In the town the buttercup was nobody, silent, unnoticed, lost in the bustle and splendour of elder sisterdom.
Stray Studies from England and Italy|John Richard Greene
However, the business is to keep our buttercup duchess from that same point.
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith
When the Bishop was at Buttercup I really felt almost obliged to be silent.
Dr. Wortle's School|Anthony Trollope
The second little girl claimed that egg, of course, and she painted it a bright yellow with buttercup juice.
Making Up with Mr. Dog|Albert Bigelow Paine

The first player lays out one from his pile, say a buttercup.
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium|Jessie H. Bancroft

British Dictionary definitions for buttercup

buttercup

/ (ˈbʌtəˌkʌp) /

noun

any of various yellow-flowered ranunculaceous plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. acris (meadow buttercup), which is native to Europe but common throughout North AmericaSee also crowfoot, goldilocks (def. 2), spearwort, lesser celandine

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buttercup

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British Dictionary definitions for buttercup

buttercup

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