buttercup
4 synonyms for buttercup, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A wild plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Ranunculus, also called crowfoot.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
goldcup
crowfoot
kingcup
butterflower
Etymology
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.
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