kingcup

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kingcup

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Caltha palustris

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From king +‎ cup.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋkʌp/

kingcup (plural kingcups)

1. (British, dialectal) Any of various species of buttercup, or the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
   • 1979, Angela Carter, ‘The Erl-King’, The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 99:

     He told me how the wise toad who squats among the kingcups by the stream in summer has a very precious jewel in his head.

• pick gun, pucking