Cuckoobud

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Buttercup \But"ter*cup`\, n. (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus {Ranunculus}, or crowfoot, particularly
     {Ranunculus bulbosus}, with bright yellow flowers; -- called
     also {butterflower}, {golden cup}, and {kingcup}. It is the
     {cuckoobud} of Shakespeare.
     [1913 Webster]