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Buttercup

//ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
  2. 2
    any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus wordnet
  3. 3
    Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of buttercup squash. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  5. 5
    Affectionate or ironic term of address.

    "When she touched my hand, what a chill I got Her lips are like a volcano that's hot I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup. I'm in love - I'm all shook up."

Etymology

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.

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