HyperDic: buttercup

English > 1 sense of the word buttercup:
NOUNplantbuttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcupany of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
buttercup > pronunciation
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English > buttercup: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various plants of the genus Ranunculus.
Synonymsbutterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup
Member ofRanunculus, genus Ranunculusannual, biennial or perennial herbs
Narrowercommon buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosusperennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer
creeping buttercup, creeping crowfoot, Ranunculus repensperennial European herb with long creeping stolons
cursed crowfoot, celery-leaved buttercup, Ranunculus sceleratusannual herb growing in marshy places
meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, tall crowfoot, tall field buttercup, Ranunculus acrisperennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
mountain lily, Mount Cook lily, Ranunculus lyaliishowy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
western buttercup, Ranunculus occidentalisperennial of western North America
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishbotón de oro, francesilla, ranúnculo
Catalanranuncle

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