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creamcups

creamcups

9.9
A small California wildflower with pale yellow cup shaped flowers that grows in open grassy places
  • noun
  • US
: flor de copa amarilla
  • The delicate flowers of creamcups are easy to recognize by their cup-shaped petals.

Examples

  • We spotted a field of creamcups growing alongside the poppies during our hike.

  • In spring, creamcups blanket the Californian hillsides with their pale yellow blooms.

  • The field was filled with beautiful creamcups.

  • Have you seen any creamcups blooming this spring?

  • In spring, creamcups blanket the Californian hillsides with their pale yellow blooms.

  • The delicate flowers of creamcups are easy to recognize by their cup-shaped petals.

  • We spotted a field of creamcups growing alongside the poppies during our hike.

Synonyms

Platystemon californicus
vscreamcups
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small California wildflower with pale yellow cup-shaped flowers called creamcups

is the common wildflower name used for that plant in grassy areas
Platystemon
vscreamcups
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small plant with bright yellow and white flowers called creamcups

is the common wildflower term for that species found in open grassy areas

Surface Forms

creamcup singular
creamcups plural

Morphology

creamcups = creamcup (transparent) = cream + cup + s

The plural is a regular suffixation of the compound 'creamcup', which itself transparently describes a cream-coloured, cup-shaped flower.

Etymology

Creamcups is made from the words cream ('pale yellow') and cups ('cup-shaped flowers') because the little blooms look like tiny pale cups, much like the familiar buttercup. So, the name creamcups simply describes this small California wildflower.