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buttercup

[ buht-er-kuhp ]

noun

  1. any of numerous plants of the genus Ranunculus, having glossy yellow flowers and deeply cut leaves.


buttercup

/ ˈ²úÊŒ³Ùəˌ°ìÊŒ±è /

noun

  1. 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 spearwort lesser celandine
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Origin of buttercup1

1505–15; butter + cup, from color and shape of flower
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In spring, find western bluebirds, great horned owls and tree frogs, chipmunks, buttercups, warblers and three species of hummingbirds.

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At Los Padres National Forest along the Central California coast, swaths of California poppies, California buttercups, purple shooting stars and goldfields fill the slopes.

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To picture Baldwin as caring enough about Capote’s sadness over losing access to his exclusionary patrons to drop what he’s doing and devote a “buck up, buttercup†day on the town with Capote beggars belief.

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Dot, who’s called a “tiger†by a formidable foe, is a tiny woman with a cheerful smile and a reassuring voice who favors buttercup yellow and thrift store fashion.

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Before long it bloomed with poppies, buttercups and Queen Anne's lace.

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