Buttercup has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | One morning, very early, before the sun was up, I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup; But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head, Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed. | |
| 2. | When Tom was in the first grade, he would pick buttercup flowers and give them to girls. |