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A wild marsh-marigold, AKA kingcup (Caltha palustris).
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Etymology

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Fromking +‎cup.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kingcup (pluralkingcups)

  1. (British, dialectal) Any of various species ofbuttercup, or themarsh marigold,Caltha palustris.
    • 1979, Angela Carter, ‘The Erl-King’,The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published2006, page99:
      He told me how the wise toad who squats among thekingcups by the stream in summer has a very precious jewel in his head.

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marsh marigoldseemarsh marigold

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