Meanings
nounkingcup (plural kingcups)
plural kingcups
- UKdialectalAny of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
He told me how the wise toad who squats among the kingcups by the stream in summer has a very precious jewel in his head.
1979, Angela Carter, ‘The Erl-King’, The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 99
Synonyms & antonyms
nounswamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
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Broader
marsh plantbog plantswamp plant
nounany of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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