golden cup

Aureate drinking vessel

Golden cup is a common name for several plants with cup-shaped yellow flowers, particularly buttercups and certain California poppies.

The name describes exactly what the flowers resemble: The hillside was covered in golden cups each spring.

In fairy tales and mythology, a golden cup often appears as a treasured vessel or magical object.

Related

California poppy · trophy · buttercup · kingcup · prize · ranunculus · Holy Grail · drinking vessel · marigold · goldcup · fairy tale · opulence · coronation · celebration · daffodil · honor · vessel · tumbler

Opposites
material composition

golden cupplastic cup

Disposable drinking vessel

paper cup · wooden cup · clay cup · wooden bowl · silver cup

status/value

golden cupwooden bowl

Carved timber container

paper cup · consolation prize · wooden spoon · last place

Family

golden, gold, cup, cups, cupped, cupping, gild, gilded, gilding

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G