- buttercup
- buttercup type of small wildflower with a yellow bloom, 1777, from a merger of two older names, gold-cups and butterflower.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
buttercup
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buttercup — [but′ərkup΄] adj. designating a large, widespread family (Ranunculaceae, order Ranunculales) of dicotyledonous flowering plants, including peonies, aconites, and anemones n. any of a genus (Ranunculus) of normally yellow flowered plants of the… … English World dictionary
Buttercup — But ter*cup , n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Ranunculus}, or crowfoot, particularly {Ranunculus bulbosus}, with bright yellow flowers; called also {butterflower}, {golden cup}, and {kingcup}. It is the {cuckoobud} of Shakespeare. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buttercup — ► NOUN ▪ a plant with bright yellow cup shaped flowers, common as a garden weed … English terms dictionary
buttercup — /but euhr kup /, n. any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus, having glossy yellow flowers and deeply cut leaves. [1505 15; BUTTER + CUP, from color and shape of flower] * * * Any of about 250 species of herbaceous flowering plants… … Universalium
buttercup — UK [ˈbʌtə(r)ˌkʌp] / US [ˈbʌtərˌkʌp] noun [countable] Word forms buttercup : singular buttercup plural buttercups a plant with small bright yellow flowers … English dictionary
buttercup — Cuckoobud Cuck oo*bud (k??k ?? b?d ), n. (Bot.) A species of {Ranunculus} ({Ranunculus bulbosus}); called also {butterflower}, {buttercup}, {kingcup}, {goldcup}. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buttercup — noun Date: 1777 any of a genus (Ranunculus of the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family) of herbs with yellow or white flowers and alternate leaves … New Collegiate Dictionary
buttercup — [[t]bʌ̱tə(r)kʌp[/t]] buttercups N COUNT A buttercup is a small plant with bright yellow flowers … English dictionary
buttercup — tariamasis narcizas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Amarilinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), paplitęs pietų Europoje, šiaurės Afrikoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Narcissus… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
buttercup — vėdrynas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vėdryninių (Ranunculaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Ranunculus). atitikmenys: lot. Ranunculus angl. buttercup; crowfoot; ranunculus; spearwort vok. Hahnenfuß; Ranunkeln rus. лютик lenk. jaskier … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
