kingcup

[ king-kuhp ]

/ ˈkɪŋˌkʌp /

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noun

any of various common buttercups, as Ranunculus bulbosus, having bright-yellow flowers.

Chiefly British. the marsh marigold.

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Origin of kingcup

First recorded in 1530–40; king + cup

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British Dictionary definitions for kingcup

kingcup

/ (ˈkɪŋˌkʌp) /

noun

British any of several yellow-flowered ranunculaceous plants, esp the marsh marigold

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