Definitions
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
01“Small yellow field flower”9 letters
02“Small yellow meadow flower”9 letters
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