Water Buttercup (Noun)
Meaning
Plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Water buttercup thrived in the quiet stream that flowed through the heart of the village.
- The plant expert pointed out the delicate white flowers of the water buttercup that dotted the pond's surface.
- As the canoe drifted downstream, the occupants marveled at the abundance of water buttercup scattered across the water's surface.
- In the stillness of the early morning, the water buttercup floated serenely on the pond, its beauty unmarred by a single ripple.
- Botanists frequently mistake water buttercup for other aquatic plants due to its varying leaf forms and growth habits.