buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• ranunculus, crowfoot
Source: Wiktionary
But"ter*cup`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly R. bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
