buttercup
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Well, buckle up, buttercup, because here you’ll find an assortment of day hikes and weekend camping ideas that will have you filing for vacation before you realize you’re typing an email to your boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
If you have to go out, mask up buttercup!
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2023
A moth, Micropterix calthella, covered in golden balls of pollen from a creeping buttercup flower found in Mutter's Moor, near Sidmouth, Devon.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
They sell little jars of their house-made mayonnaise from a refrigerated case by the counter, by the way; it's thick and buttercup yellow from the high concentration of whipped egg yolk.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022
"Bring me a day dress instead. The lavender one. No, the buttercup yellow with the ruffled sleeves."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
In the city surrounded by fields of buttercups, collapsed buildings and gutted shops follow one another, from bakeries to florists.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
Before long it bloomed with poppies, buttercups and Queen Anne's lace.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2023
For example, at Klickitat Trail, you’ll see mock orange, blue aster, gentian, buttercups and desert parsley starting in late April into early June.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The road ran like a twisty runnel through fuchsia hedges and bright fields of buttercups and cow parsley, up to a pass among the 3,000-foot Slieve Mish mountains.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2019
Her strapless gown is a bright, rich yellow, as if pressed from buttercups.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
