goldcup

noun

goldcup

noun

Etymology From gold + cup.

1

Dated The buttercup.

  • Oh see how thick the goldcup flowers Are lying in field and lane, With dandelions to tell the hours That never are told again.1896, Alfred Edward Housman, A Shropshire Lad, Chapter V:
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goldcup oak

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