Look up: buttercup

1. Buttercup
   Buttercup is British slang for an effeminate male homosexual.
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2. buttercup
   [n] - any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
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3. Buttercup
   A common yellow flower (Ranunculus) generally found in wetter parts of the farm. It is common on undrained permanent pasture where it can become invasive.(Picture)
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4. Buttercup
   But'ter·cup` noun (Botany) A plant of the genus Ranunculus , or crowfoot, particularly R. bulbosus , with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower , golden cup , and kingcup . It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare.
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5. buttercup
   <botany> A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly R. Bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. buttercup
   butterflower noun any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
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7. Buttercup
   • (n.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly R. bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare.
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8. buttercup
   any of about 250 species of herbaceous flowering plants constituting the genus Ranunculus of the family Ranunculaceae. Buttercups are distributed ... [4 related articles]
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9. buttercup
   buttercup or crowfoot,common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Thought to be one of the most primitive families of dicotyledenous plants, the Ranunculaceae typically have a simple flower structure in which each flowe...
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10. Buttercup
    Buttercup is British slang for an effeminate male homosexual.
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11. Buttercup
    The buttercup (Ranunculus acris) is a perennial herb of the family Ranunculaceae. The lower leaves are deeply divided into three to seven, ovate or wedge-shaped and toothed or further divided into segments. The stem leaves are similar but smaller. The flowers have five erect sepals, five glossy yellow petals and numerous stamens.
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12. buttercup
    Any plant of the buttercup family with divided leaves and yellow flowers. (Genus Ranunculus, family Ranunculaceae.)
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13. Buttercup
    (fairy tale) `Buttercup` or `Butterball` is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe. It is Aarne-Thompson type 327 C, the devil (witch) carries the hero home in a sack. Synopsis: While his mother was baking, the dog began to bark, and Buttercup saw a witch coming. His mother...
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