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noun
Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, tall crowfoot, tall field buttercup, Ranunculus acris, common buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, mountain lily, Mount Cook lily, Ranunculus lyalii, western buttercup, Ranunculus occidentalis, creeping buttercup, creeping crowfoot, Ranunculus repens, cursed crowfoot, celery-leaved buttercup, Ranunculus sceleratus
noun
swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: marsh marigold, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
History
From king + cup.
