goldcup

goldcup [gohld-kuhp] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a Mexican climbing shrub, Solandra guttata, of the nightshade family, having cup-shaped yellow flowers marked with purple.

Origin of goldcup First recorded in 1570–80; gold + cup Examples from the Web for goldcup Historical Examples of goldcup

Near camp the goldcup oak forms sheets of chaparral, on top of which we may make our beds.

My First Summer in the Sierra

John Muir