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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Buttercup \But"ter*cup`\, n. (Bot.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cuckoobud \Cuck"oo*bud"\ (k??k"??-b?d`), n. (Bot.) A species of {Ranunculus} ({R. bulbosus}); -- called also {butterflower}, {buttercup}, {kingcup}, {goldcup}. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: buttercup n : any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {butterflower}, {crowfoot}, {goldcup}, {kingcup}]
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