buttercup

[ buht-er-kuhp ]
/ ˈbʌt ərˌkʌp /
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noun

any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus, having glossy yellow flowers and deeply cut leaves.

Origin of buttercup

1505–15; butter + cup, from color and shape of flower

Words nearby buttercup

butter-and-eggs, butterball, butterbread, butterbur, buttercream, buttercup, buttercup family, buttercup squash, butterfat, butterfat cheque, butterfield

Words related to buttercup

babe, youngster, child, chick, toddler, kid, deduction, suckling, nipper, bambino, button, nursling, tot, newborn, bundle, bairn, dividend, cherub, dumpling, write-off

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British Dictionary definitions for buttercup

buttercup
/ (ˈbʌtəˌkʌp) /

noun

any of various yellow-flowered ranunculaceous plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. acris (meadow buttercup), which is native to Europe but common throughout North America See also crowfoot, goldilocks (def. 2), spearwort, lesser celandine