Synonyms for buttercup
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Noun
1. Butter-flower — any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot
butter-flower, ranunculus, crowfoot, butterflower, gold-knop, goldballs, kingcup UK, goldcup dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
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Forms
- Plural
- buttercups → butter-flowers, ranunculuses, crowfoots, butterflowers…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| buttercup | rising | |
| ranunculus | rising | |
| crowfoot | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- love1
- 5 letters
- sugar2
- 7 letters
- darling2, kingcup, goldcup
- 8 letters
- crowfoot
- 9 letters
- goldballs
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2, ranunculus
- 12 letters
- butterflower
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sugar2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- renoncule
- Español
- botón de oro
- Deutsch
- Hahnenfuß