Kingcup

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɪŋkÊŒp/

Origin

From king + cup

Full definition of kingcup

Noun

1. (British) A local name for various species of buttercup, or for the marsh marigold, Caltha palustris.
• 1979, Angela Carter, ‘The Erl-King’, The Bloody Chamber, Vintage 2006, p. 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.