goldcup n 1: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: {buttercup}, {butterflower}, {butter-flower}, {crowfoot}, {goldcup}, {kingcup}]
Goldcup \Gold"cup`\ (g[=o]ld"k[u^]p`), n. (Bot.) The cuckoobud. [1913 Webster]
Cuckoobud \Cuck"oo*bud"\ (k??k"??-b?d`), n. (Bot.) A species of {Ranunculus} ({Ranunculus bulbosus}); -- called also {butterflower}, {buttercup}, {kingcup}, {goldcup}. --Shak. [1913 Webster]