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creamcups

creamcups noun: platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild throughout the American southwest and especially on the Pacific Coast.

creamcups: platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing...
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Noun

creamcups pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild throughout the American southwest and especially on the Pacific Coast.

Origin of creamcups

From cream + cups, from its white and yellow flowers.

Questions about creamcups

What does creamcups mean?
Creamcups means platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild throughout the American southwest and especially on the Pacific Coast.
What part of speech is creamcups?
Creamcups is a noun.

Words near creamcups in the dictionary

  1. creambush
  2. creamcake
  3. creamcakes
  4. creamcheese
  5. creamcup
  6. creamcups
  7. creamed
  8. creamed corn
  9. creamed honey
  10. creamed honeys
  11. creamed in one's jeans

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