Definitions for: Buttercup

[n] any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

Webster (1913) Definition: But"ter*cup`, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly
R. bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also
butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the
cuckoobud of Shakespeare.

Synonyms: butterflower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup

See Also: celery-leaved buttercup, common buttercup, creeping buttercup, creeping crowfoot, cursed crowfoot, genus Ranunculus, herb, herbaceous plant, meadow buttercup, Mount Cook lily, mountain lily, Ranunculus, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus lyalii, Ranunculus occidentalis, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus sceleratus, tall buttercup, tall crowfoot, tall field buttercup, western buttercup

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