buttercup

English

a buttercup, Ranunculus repens

butter +‎ cup

buttercup (plural buttercups)

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
- 1987, Joyce Brandon, Lady and the Lawman, page 346:
  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.

herb of the genus Ranunculus

Bulgarian: лютиче n (ljutiče)
Catalan: ranuncle m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 毛茛 (zh) (máogèn), 金鳳花, 金凤花 (jīnfènghuā)
Czech: pryskyřník m
Dutch: boterbloem (nl) f
Esperanto: ranunkolo
Faroese: sólja f
Finnish: leinikki (fi)
French: bouton-d'or (fr) m, renoncule (fr), grenouillette (fr), fleur de l'impatience, gobet du diable
Georgian: ბაია (baia)
German: Hahnenfuß (de) m, Butterblume (de)
Greek: νεραγκούλα (el) f (neragkoúla), ρεναγκούλα (el) f (renagkoúla)
Hungarian: boglárka (hu)
Icelandic: sóley (is)
Irish: crobh préacháin m

flower of the genus Narcissus — see daffodil

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.