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  • noun A yellow flowered evening primrose (Taraxia ovata, syn. Œnothera ovata) native of California.

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  • noun The evening primrose.

Etymologies

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sun +‎ cup

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  • A small depression on a snow or firn surface formed by melting and evaporation from direct exposure to the sun.

    November 14, 2008

  • And here I thought you'd just misspelled firm.

    Could anyone disprove me if I claimed it was an alternate name for buttercup?

    November 14, 2008

  • Probably not--but from what I found, it's not the same type of flower. This one's also called a sundrop.

    You are talking about flowers, right? ;-)

    November 14, 2008