Suncup

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The evening primrose.

    "In spring, this meadow glows with bright orange California poppies and yellow suncups; by summer, golden oat grass covers the sloping fields."

  2. 2
    A bowl-shaped open depression in a snow surface, formed by ablation.

Example

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"In spring, this meadow glows with bright orange California poppies and yellow suncups; by summer, golden oat grass covers the sloping fields."

Etymology

From sun + cup.

Related phrases

evening primrose

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