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Definition of Goldcup
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus.
Group relationships: Genus Ranunculus, Ranunculus
Specialized synonyms: Meadow Buttercup, Ranunculus Acris, Tall Buttercup, Tall Crowfoot, Tall Field Buttercup, Common Buttercup, Ranunculus Bulbosus, Mount Cook Lily, Mountain Lily, Ranunculus Lyalii, Ranunculus Occidentalis, Western Buttercup, Creeping Buttercup, Creeping Crowfoot, Ranunculus Repens, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Cursed Crowfoot, Ranunculus Sceleratus
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Goldcup
1. n. The cuckoobud.
Definition of Goldcup
1. Noun. The buttercup. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Goldcup
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Goldcup
Literary usage of Goldcup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My First Summer in the Sierra by John Muir (1911)
"Here is about the upper limit of the dwarf form of the goldcup oak, ... Chaparral of
goldcup oak, manza- nita, and ceanothus abundant hereabouts, ..."
2. Our National Parks by John Muir (1901)
"Of the round-headed dicotyledonous trees in the park the most influential are
the black and goldcup oaks. They occur in some parts of the main forest belt, ..."
3. Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England by Royal Agricultural Society of England (1862)
"WILLIAM PAULL, the Reserved Number, to his 2 years 8 months and 29 days- old "Young
goldcup," red, in-calf; bred by Lord Portman; sire, " Palmerston " (47G) ..."
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