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Buttercup vs Dandelion - What's the difference?

buttercup | dandelion |

As nouns the difference between buttercup and dandelion

is that buttercup is any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot while dandelion is any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

As an adjective dandelion is

of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

buttercup

English

(wikipedia buttercup)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus , having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
  • Any flower of the genus Narcissus ; a daffodil
  • * 1987 , Joyce Brandon, Lady and the Lawman (page 346)
    • Listen, buttercup , you're damned good in bed. They don't come any better, but I'm really not interested in playing second fiddle to your camera or your young lovers.

    Synonyms

    * ranunculus, crowfoot

    dandelion

    English

    (wikipedia dandelion)

    Noun

  • (countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum'', characterised yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (''Taraxacum officinale ).
  • (countable) The flower head or fruiting head of the dandelion plant.
  • (uncountable) A yellow colour, like that of the flower.

    • Derived terms

    * dandelion clock * dandelion greens * dandelion salad * dandelion seeds * dandelion wine * dandelion yellow

    Hyponyms

    * , a white-flowering Japanese dandelion. * , the endangered California dandelion. * , Japanese dandelion. No ring of smallish, downward-turned leaves under the flowerhead. * , Russian dandelion, which produces rubber. * , red-seeded dandelion; achenes reddish brown and leaves deeply cut throughout length. Inner bracts' tips are hooded. ** . * Taraxacum officinale (syn. ), common dandelion. Found in many forms.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.

    • See also

    * clock * goatsbeard * hawk's beard * kok-saghyz * oxtongue * Taraxacum *