buttercup
pronunciation
How to pronounce buttercup in British English:
UK [ˈbʌtəkʌp]
How to pronounce buttercup in American English:
US [ˈbʌtərkʌp]
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- Noun:
- any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Word Origin
- buttercup (n.)
- type of small wildflower with a yellow bloom, 1777, from a merger of two older names, gold-cups and butterflower. See butter (n.) + cup (n.).
Example
- 1. Now how are we going toget to buttercup ?
- 2. The buttercup knows , casting a yellow spot on the chin of all butter-lovers , or so says childhood lore .
- 3. They also identified five new progesterone-related steroids in a plant belonging to the buttercup family .
- 4. Take care of yourself buttercup .
- 5. When I got hungry , I could nibble on chocolate root and sip dew from a buttercup .