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Buttercup vs. Primrose — What's the Difference?

Buttercup vs. Primrose — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Buttercup and Primrose

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Buttercup

Any of numerous herbs of the genus Ranunculus, native chiefly to temperate and cold regions and having acrid juice, often toothed or lobed leaves, and usually yellow or white flowers with numerous pistils.

Primrose

Any of numerous plants of the genus Primula, having large basal leaves and clusters of variously colored flowers with a five-lobed bell-shaped or salverform corolla. Also called primula.

Buttercup

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

Primrose

A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

Buttercup

Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
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Primrose

Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.

Buttercup

Affectionate or ironic term of address.

Primrose

A plant of the family Primulaceae.

Buttercup

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.

Primrose

A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.

Buttercup

Any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus

Primrose

A flower of a primrose plant.

Primrose

A light yellow colour.

Primrose

Of a light yellow colour.

Primrose

(intransitive) To pick primroses.
We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.

Primrose

An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (Primula vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles.

Primrose

Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; - hence, flowery; gay.

Primrose

Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

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