Flower tattoos are one of the most popular tattoo designs that people get no matter their gender. It is a great design to express yourself and your inner emotions through nature and kind of flower or pay a tribute to someone you love. A flower tattoo can definitely say more than words. In the current times, the delicate and minimalistic flower tattoos are trending which are not only pretty but also very aesthetic in addition to having a symbolic side to them.

Meaning Of Buttercup Tattoo Designs

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A buttercup flower often pops up somewhere along the middle of the fields and on roadways and brings cheerfulness in the scorching summer heat. It brings summer joy and is often found among daisies and wildflowers. Jokingly, many people associate the light from the buttercup when held under the chin as a symbol of someone liking butter. But besides that, this flower has its own symbolic meaning that one needs to be aware of before getting a buttercup tattoo design.

It is more than “kid’s flower” and has a lot of deep symbolism about life and people in general. There are some of the meanings that a buttercup flower is often associated with:

• Humility
• Neatness
• Childishness
• “Your charm dazzles me.”

Etymological Meaning of the Buttercup Flower

The buttercup relates to the genus Ranunculus L. and comprises at least 93 varieties or subspecies. While buttercups differ in size and height they are all yellow or gold flowers with green centers. Several stories are describing how the buttercup got both its scientific and general title.

1. Legend of Ranunculus: According to this old story, a Libyan boy called Ranunculus was recognized for his excellent singing voice and beautiful attire of yellow and green silk. His voice had the ability to charm any who listened to him sing. One day when chanting to a gathering of wood nymphs, he became so fascinated by his own voice that he dropped and gave up the spirit. To venerate the fallen youth, Orpheus changed him into the small buttercup that has been identified as Ranunculus ever since.
2. Cow’s Milk: This story commands the buttercup received its name from the nature of milk it produces in cows. Apparently, cows that fed on buttercups gave the most delicious and most flavorsome milk heavy in cream. Farmers soon started referring to this beautiful yellow flower as a buttercup. This isn’t right, of course, because buttercups are poisonous to cows, but that doesn’t prevent some people from believing it.
3. The Miser and the Fairies: According to different myths, spirits are capable of having buttercups. When an assortment of fairies noticed an old scrooge crossing a field with a bag full of gold, they stopped him to ask for donations. Not wanting to share his pot of gold with anyone, the miser refused and continued on his way. However, the fairies were clever and poked a hole in his sack before he left. As he continued to walk on the field, his coins started dropping along the way and were scattered all across the grass. Buttercups blossomed from the place where the coins dropped.
4. The Coyote: One day a coyote was playing with his eye by tossing them up in the air. An eagle saw this and snatched his eyes. The poor coyote did not know what to do and donned the buttercups as his eyes. And till the present time, the buttercups are referred to as coyote’s eyes in many parts of the world.

The buttercup flower is extremely close to children and represents the same childish qualities that are often associated with children. There might be many variations according to geographical zones, the buttercups are there to represent joy, youthful energy, purity, happiness, and friendship. It can further mean playfulness, cheerfulness, and joyous nature which represents spring and happiness.