The Collaborative International Dictionary
butterflower
Cuckoobud \Cuck"oo*bud"\ (k??k"??-b?d`), n. (Bot.)
A species of Ranunculus ( Ranunculus bulbosus); -- called
also butterflower, buttercup, kingcup, goldcup.
--Shak.
butterflower
Buttercup \But"ter*cup`\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly Ranunculus bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare.
butterflower
butterflower \butterflower\ n. any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus.
Syn: buttercup, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup.
WordNet
butterflower
n. any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
Usage examples of "butterflower".
Though Butterflower was a Citizen, her mother presumed, ordered, and dismissed.