What is "buttercup" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does buttercup mean in English? Meaning of buttercup definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "buttercup" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "buttercup": any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

Noun

  • Meaning: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
  • Synonyms: butter-flower buttercup butterflower crowfoot goldcup kingcup
  • Hyponyms: celery-leaved buttercup common buttercup creeping buttercup creeping crowfoot cursed crowfoot meadow buttercup mount cook lily mountain lily ranunculus acris ranunculus bulbosus ranunculus lyalii ranunculus occidentalis ranunculus repens ranunculus sceleratus tall buttercup tall crowfoot tall field buttercup western buttercup
  • Hypernyms: herb herbaceous plant
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈbʌt.ɚ.kʌp/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈbʌt.ə.kʌp/

    Synonyms:

    babe, youngster, child, chick, toddler, kid, deduction, suckling, nipper, bambino, button, nursling, tot, newborn, bundle, bairn, dividend, cherub, dumpling, write-off, tad, preemie, papoose, crawler, angelface, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, suckling, bairn, newborn, milksop, tot, mollycoddle, toddler, youngster, nursling, babe, nipper, bambino, bundle, child, dividend, kid, boy, button, deduction, chick, cherub, weakling, write-off, dumpling, tad, preemie, papoose, crawler, angelface, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, infant, bairn, suckling, tot, youngster, toddler, nursling, babe, nipper, bambino, bundle, child, dividend, kid, newborn, button, deduction, chick, cherub, write-off, tad, dumpling, preemie, papoose, crawler, angelface, bundle of joy, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, suckling, bairn, infant, newborn, tot, youngster, toddler, neonate, babe, nipper, bambino, bundle, child, dividend, kid, button, deduction, chick, cherub, write-off, dumpling, preemie, tad, papoose, crawler, angelface, bundle of joy, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one,

    Antonyms:

    adult, adolescent, adult, adult, adult,

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    buttercup in English: buttercup
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