Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The hepatica or liverleaf.
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Examples
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Near the landing there is a beautiful little spring, which Helen calls "squirrel-cup," because I told her the squirrels came there to drink.
The Story of My Life Annie Sullivan 1905
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Near the landing there is a beautiful little spring, which Helen calls "squirrel-cup," because I told her the squirrels came there to drink.
The Story of My Life Keller, Helen, 1880-1968 1903
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Not a single squirrel-cup was seen on our path to-day, yet they abound in many places.
Rural Hours 1887
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And the squirrel-cup peeps boldly from his brown leaf bed below.
Gardening by Myself 1872
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– from the first white saxifrage tuft or willow catkin, down through all the wonders of squirrel-cup and wind-flower, columbine, arbutus, and Dutchman's breeches?
Gardening by Myself 1872
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