creamcups

[ kreem-kuhps ]

noun,plural cream·cups.(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. a Californian plant, Platystemon californicus, of the poppy family, having narrow leaves and small, pale-yellow or cream-colored flowers.

Origin of creamcups

1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; cream + cup + -s3

Words Nearby creamcups

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British Dictionary definitions for creamcups

creamcups

/ (ˈkriːmˌkʌps) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular or plural) a Californian papaveraceous plant, Platystemon californicus, with small cream-coloured or yellow flowers on long flower stalks

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