Definition of "kingcups" []

• Plural form of kingcup. (noun)

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• "Between the two armies the Camel, a small stream, flowed glittering among its reeds and kingcups."
• "Infant king of flies, moths, and grasshoppers; of cowslips, daisies, and of kingcups; of tops, hoops, and kites; little friend of Punch and puppets; robber of birds 'nests, and outlaw of petty mischiefs -- son of the poet, tell me, why art thou so unlike a child -- so like an angel?"
• "Down in a marshy hollow they caught a glimpse of a carpet of golden kingcups, and once they passed a tiny dell in whose very heart an azure mist whispered of bluebells; while the blackthorn and the may made the air fragrant for miles."