KINGCUP

buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup

(noun) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kingcup (plural kingcups)

(British, regional) Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.

Anagrams

• pick gun

Source: Wiktionary


King"cup`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The common buttercup.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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