buttercup
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buttercup
- /ˈbʌt.ə.kʌp/ UK
- /ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp/ US
Where it comes from
From butter + cup. Both sense 1 and 2 are from the flowers' association with butter, from their yellow colour. Compare butterflower for a similar derivation; outside of English, compare Dutch boterbloem, German Butterblume.
noun buttercups
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Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
Similar: butterflower, crowfoot, goldballs, goldcup, gold-knop, ranunculus
- Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
- Ellipsis of buttercup squash
- An affectionate or ironic term of address. When she touched my hand, what a chill I got Her lips are like a volcano that's hot I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup. I'm in love - I'm all shook up.
Translations
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noun herb of the genus Ranunculus
| Español | ranúnculo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미나리아재비 minariajaebi |
| 日本語 | キンポウゲ kinpōge, 金鳳花 kinpōge |
| 中文 | 毛茛 máogèn, 金鳳花 /金凤花 jīnfènghuā |
| Português | ranúnculo |
| Français | bouton-d'or, renoncule, grenouillette, fleur de l'impatience, gobet du diable |
| Deutsch | Hahnenfuß, Butterblume |
| Italiano | ranuncolo |
| Ελληνικά | νεραγκούλα neragkoúla, ρεναγκούλα renagkoúla |
| Română | piciorul-cocoșului, gălbenea |
| Русский | лю́тик ljútik |
| العربية | حَوْذَان ḥawḏān |
| עברית | נורית nurít |
Talk about this word "buttercup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/buttercup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. buttercup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/buttercup "buttercup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/buttercup.Cite this
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title = {buttercup},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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