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golden cup

golden cup

9.9
A plant from Mexico with bright yellow cup-shaped flowers and blue-grey divided leaves
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : copa dorada
  • The golden cup thrives in well-drained soil and full sunlight.

Examples

  • Gardeners often choose the golden cup for its striking yellow blooms and attractive foliage.

  • In spring, the hillside was painted with patches of golden cup among the wildflowers.

  • The golden cup is a stunning plant.

  • Many gardeners love the golden cup for its beauty.

  • Gardeners often choose the golden cup for its striking yellow blooms and attractive foliage.

  • In spring, the hillside was painted with patches of golden cup among the wildflowers.

  • The golden cup thrives in well-drained soil and full sunlight.

Synonyms

Hunnemania fumariifolia
vsgolden cup
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers and feathery blue-grey leaves from Mexico

is the common name description rather than the botanical species name
Hunnemannia
vsgolden cup
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant with bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers like a poppy

refers to the specific plant by its common description rather than the genus term
Mexican tulip poppy
vsgolden cup
  • US
8.2

A flowering plant with bright yellow flowers and blue-grey divided leaves

is the wild native plant description rather than a cultivated common name

Surface Forms

golden cup singular
golden cups plural

Morphology

golden + cup

The phrase is a straightforward descriptive compound: 'golden' (gold-coloured) + 'cup' (bowl-shaped part), so it refers to something that is cup-shaped and golden — here the plant's golden, cup-like flowers. This follows regular compositional naming patterns (common in plant names) and a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the general meaning.

Etymology

The plant name golden cup comes from the flower's bright yellow colour and its cup shape. The petals make a small, shiny cup, so people pictured a little golden cup and used that picture as the plant's name.