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butterflower

butterflower

9.5
A small wild plant with bright yellow flowers
  • noun
translation icon : mantequilla
  • Many butterflowers bloom every spring along the riverbank.

Examples

  • The children gathered butterflowers from the meadow in the afternoon sun.

  • I saw a field of butterflowers yesterday.

  • A single butterflower brightened the corner of the wild garden.

  • The butterflower blooms beautifully in spring.

  • The children gathered butterflowers from the meadow in the afternoon sun.

  • A single butterflower brightened the corner of the wild garden.

  • The butterflower blooms beautifully in spring.

Synonyms

buttercup
vsbutterflower
20 1.9

A wild plant with bright yellow cup-shaped flowers

is a broader name for various plants in the same genus
Ranunculus
vsbutterflower
  • Specialized
1 9.5

A small plant with bright yellow or white flowers like a buttercup

is the common name for certain genus members often bright yellow
crowfoot
vsbutterflower
1 8.9

A small plant with bright yellow flowers and divided leaves like a bird's foot

focuses on leaf shape rather than bright yellow flowers
butter-flower
vsbutterflower
6.9

A small wild flower with bright yellow shiny petals

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen
goldcup
vsbutterflower
9.1

A small plant with bright yellow flowers that look like cups

is a general name for the genus rather than that specific subset

Surface Forms

butterflower singular
butterflowers plural

Morphology

butterflower = butter + flower (transparent) = butter + flower

A straightforward compound: a flower associated with 'butter' (usually butter-colour or butter-like appearance), so learners can infer the meaning from its parts.

Etymology

A butterflower gets its name from the two simple parts butter and flower, because its bright yellow petals look 'like butter'. It is like the familiar word buttercup, so butterflower refers to a small, bright yellow wild flower you find in meadows.