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English noun: kingcup

1. kingcup (plant) swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups


SynonymsCaltha palustris, cowslip, marsh marigold, May blob, meadow bright, water dragon


Broader (hypernym)bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant


Member meronymCaltha, genus Caltha

2. kingcup (plant) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus


Synonymsbutter-flower, buttercup, butterflower, crowfoot, goldcup


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Narrower (hyponym)celery-leaved buttercup, common buttercup, creeping buttercup, creeping crowfoot, cursed crowfoot, meadow buttercup, Mount Cook lily, mountain lily, Ranunculus acris, Ranunculus bulbosus, Ranunculus lyalii, Ranunculus occidentalis, Ranunculus repens, Ranunculus sceleratus, tall buttercup, tall crowfoot, tall field buttercup, western buttercup


Member meronymgenus Ranunculus, Ranunculus









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