Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kingcup

2 senses of kingcup

Sense 1
marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris -- (swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups)
       => marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant -- (a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)

Sense 2
buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup -- (any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)