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creamcups

American

[kreem-kuhps] / ˈkrimˌkʌps /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

a Californian plant, Platystemon californicus, of the poppy family, having narrow leaves and small, pale-yellow or cream-colored flowers.

creamcups British

/ ˈkriːmˌkʌps /

noun

(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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Etymology

Origin of creamcups

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; cream + cup + -s ³

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