毛茛,金凤花
Buttercup \But"ter*cup`\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Ranunculus}, or crowfoot, particularly {R. bulbosus}, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also {butterflower}, {golden cup}, and {kingcup}. It is the {cuckoobud} of Shakespeare.
buttercup n : any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {butterflower}, {butter-flower}, {crowfoot}, {goldcup}, {kingcup}]