buttercup


Definition: Meaning of, buttercup in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbʌtəkʌp /

  • noun
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buttercup buttercups
[countable]
  1. a small shiny yellow wild flower
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buttercup used in phrases

  • Bermuda buttercup (noun)
    1. south African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
  • buttercup family (noun)
    1. a family of Ranunculaceae
  • buttercup squash (noun)
    1. plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with greyish markings
    2. drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or grey
  • celery-leaved buttercup (noun)
    1. annual herb growing in marshy places
  • common buttercup (noun)
    1. perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America
  • creeping buttercup (noun)
    1. perennial European herb with long creeping stolons
  • giant buttercup (noun)
    1. spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus
  • meadow buttercup (noun)
    1. perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
  • sagebrush buttercup (noun)
    1. small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
  • tall buttercup (noun)
    1. perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
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