buttercup
but·ter·cup
noun
1.
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Origin
From butter + cup. Both sense 1 and 2 are from the flowers' association with butter, from their yellow colour. Compare butterflower for a similar derivation; outside of English, compare Dutch boterbloem, German Butterblume.
Phrases
- Bermuda buttercup
- bulbous buttercup
- buttercup anemone
- buttercup squash
- buttercup tree
- California buttercup
- creeping buttercup
- glacier buttercup
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