the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The cuckoobud.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One of various species of crowfoot or Ranunculus, especially R. acris and R. bulbosus. Also called buttercup, kingcup.
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n. any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Word Usage
"The other species is the mountain live-oak, or goldcup oak (Quercus chrysolepis), a sturdy mountaineer of a tree, growing mostly on the earthquake taluses and benches of the sunny north wall of the Valley."