buttercup
/ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp/ noun C2- Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
- Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
- An affectionate or ironic term of address.
Plural buttercups
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I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
“And yet what a dear little puppy it was!” said Alice, as she leant against a buttercup to rest herself, and fanned herself with one of the leaves: “I should have liked teaching it tricks very much, if—if I’d only been the right size to do it!
Rachel says you went to church last Sunday with your hat rigged out ridiculous with roses and buttercups.
The roses and buttercups were so sweet and pretty I thought they’d look lovely on my hat.
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