buttercup

buttercup [-s, -'s] n

compound of OE 'fatty substance obtained from cream by churning' + L. 'drinking vessel'; see cup, n.

  1. Brilliant yellow field flower; bright golden meadow blossom; [personification] suitor; wooer; romantic partner.
  2. Golden-cup bloom; Crow-foot blossom; King-cup species of Ranunculus.