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goldcup

American  
[gohld-kuhp] / ˈgoʊldˌkʌp /

noun

  1. a Mexican climbing shrub, Solandra guttata, of the nightshade family, having cup-shaped yellow flowers marked with purple.


Etymology

Origin of goldcup

First recorded in 1570–80; gold + cup

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Near camp the goldcup oak forms sheets of chaparral, on top of which we may make our beds.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir

Chaparral of goldcup oak, manzanita, and ceanothus abundant hereabouts, wanting about the Tuolumne meadows, although the elevation is but little higher there.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir

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