buttercup
Example Sentences
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“The sagebrush violets there are gorgeous, along with the sagebrush buttercups,” he said.
From Seattle Times
The vivid yellow of buttercups peeked through the high grass on the towpath.
From New York Times
Follow the gravel trail, lined with blackberries and buttercups, until it dead ends at the dead end of Mary Avenue Northwest.
From Seattle Times
Two of the most endearing of these are look-alikes, both with buttercup flowers in white or, in some varieties, pink.
From Washington Post
Toxicity levels have more than doubled since 2005 for important species, including honeybees, mayflies and buttercup flowers, as the country switched to a new generation of pesticides.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
