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Word entry · 9 letters

buttercup

Best crossword clue

"Small yellow field flower"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈbʌt.ə.kʌp/Part of speech nounSorted bceprttuuStarts with BEnds with P2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

Word origin

From butter + cup. Both sense 1 and 2 are from the flowers' association with butter, from their yellow colour. Compare butterflower for a similar derivation; outside of English, compare Dutch boterbloem, German Butterblume.

Used in a sentence

  • When she touched my hand, what a chill I got Her lips are like a volcano that's hot I'm proud to say that she's my buttercup. I'm in love - I'm all shook up.
  • Listen, buttercup, you're damned good in bed. They don't come any better, but I'm really not interested in playing second fiddle to your camera or your young lovers.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Small yellow field flower9 letters
02Small yellow meadow flower9 letters

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