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suncup

suncup noun: the evening primrose.

Noun

suncup (plural suncups)

  1. The evening primrose.
    • In spring, this meadow glows with bright orange California poppies and yellow suncups; by summer, golden oat grass covers the sloping fields.2008, Jean Rusmore, Bay Area Ridge Trail
  2. A bowl-shaped open depression in a snow surface, formed by ablation.

Forms of suncup

pluralsuncups

Origin of suncup

From sun + cup.

Questions about suncup

What does suncup mean?
Suncup means the evening primrose.
What part of speech is suncup?
Suncup is a noun.
What is the plural of suncup?
The plural of suncup is suncups.

Words near suncup in the dictionary

  1. suncrack
  2. suncracked
  3. suncracks
  4. suncream
  5. suncreams
  6. suncup
  7. suncups
  8. Sunda
  9. Sunda clouded leopard
  10. Sunda clouded leopards
  11. Sunda coucal

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