goldcup

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noun

The buttercup.

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Meanings

noungoldcup (plural goldcups)

plural goldcups

  1. datedThe buttercup.

    Oh see how thick the goldcup flowers Are lying in field and lane, With dandelions to tell the hours That never are told again.

    1896, Alfred Edward Housman, A Shropshire Lad, Chapter V

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

Similar
buttercupbutterflowerbutter-flowercrowfootkingcup
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
buttercupbutterflowercrowfootkingcup

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gold + cup.

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Cite this entry
APA

goldcup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goldcup

MLA

“goldcup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goldcup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goldcup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goldcup.

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