Goldcup

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The buttercup. dated

    "Oh see how thick the goldcup flowers Are lying in field and lane, With dandelions to tell the hours That never are told again."

  2. 2
    any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus wordnet

Synonyms

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butter-flowerbuttercupbuttercupbutterflowercrowfootkingcup

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"Oh see how thick the goldcup flowers Are lying in field and lane, With dandelions to tell the hours That never are told again."

Etymology

From gold + cup.

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