buttercup
Americannoun
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buttercups
plural
noun
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Origin of buttercup
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Well, buckle up, buttercup, because here you’ll find an assortment of day hikes and weekend camping ideas that will have you filing for vacation before you realize you’re typing an email to your boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
The look - a red suit paired with a buttercup yellow shirt and eel-skin cape - was partly inspired by Burna Boy's Nigerian roots.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
If you have to go out, mask up buttercup!
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2023
The color of this silk rug coincides with the 55-pound buttercup yellow gown with a forever train that Guo designed for Rihanna to wear at the 2015 Met Gala.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
"Bring me a day dress instead. The lavender one. No, the buttercup yellow with the ruffled sleeves."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
In the city surrounded by fields of buttercups, collapsed buildings and gutted shops follow one another, from bakeries to florists.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Before long it bloomed with poppies, buttercups and Queen Anne's lace.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2023
On a late morning in May, the pastures are also dotted with buttercups and clusters of native sunflowers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
The flowers are also known as Persian buttercups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
A group of small children were to be presented in a play about buttercups and daisies and bunny rabbits.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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