noun
perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America
• Syn: ↑tall buttercup, ↑tall crowfoot, ↑tall field buttercup, ↑Ranunculus acris
• Hypernyms: ↑buttercup, ↑butterflower, ↑butter-flower, ↑crowfoot, ↑goldcup, ↑kingcup
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noun1. : tall buttercup
2. : a marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.