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creamcups

[kreem-kuhps]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

plural

creamcups 

  1. a Californian plant, Platystemon californicus, of the poppy family, having narrow leaves and small, pale-yellow or cream-colored flowers.

creamcups

/ ˈːˌʌ /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular or plural) a Californian papaveraceous plant, Platystemon californicus, with small cream-coloured or yellow flowers on long flower stalks

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of creamcups1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; cream + cup + -s 3

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