kingcup

A noun referring to a swamp plant of Europe and North America with bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups, or any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Sumpfpflanze Europas und Nordamerikas mit leuchtend gelben, an Hahnenfuß erinnernden Blüten oder verschiedene Pflanzen der Gattung Ranunculus bezeichnet.

1. Marsh marigold B2 formal scientific

   A bright yellow-flowered plant of wetlands in Europe and North America, resembling a large buttercup, typically found in marshes and swamps.

   • The kingcup blooms early in spring along the riverbanks.
   • Children often mistake kingcups for oversized buttercups.
   • Marsh marigold is another common name for the kingcup.

   🇩🇪Sumpfdotterblume

   Synonyme: cowslipmarsh marigold

2. Buttercup relative C1 formal scientific

   Any plant belonging to the genus Ranunculus, which includes many species with yellow or white flowers and divided leaves.

   • The meadow was full of kingcups and other ranunculus species.
   • Some kingcups are cultivated as ornamental garden plants.
   • Herbalists have used extracts from certain kingcups in traditional remedies.

   🇩🇪Hahnenfuß

   Synonyme: buttercupcrowfootranunculus

• kingcups plural form
• kingcups' possessive plural form
• kingcup's possessive singular form