buttercup
any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus, having glossy yellow flowers and deeply cut leaves.
Origin of buttercup
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How to use buttercup in a sentence
The hills burst into buttercups, "blue eyes," yellow and purple lupins, the heavy pungent gold-red poppy.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHer hat was covered with poppies and wild azalea, and she had a sheaf of buttercups and "blue eyes" in her belt.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThere were also some early buttercups and quantities of violets.
Sue, A Little Heroine | L. T. MeadeSuppose we are seeing two buttercups, and we perceive that their colours are similar.
The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand RussellThis next meadow is somewhat more raised, and not watered; the grass is high, and full of buttercups.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for buttercup
/ (ˈbʌtəˌkʌp) /
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
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