English

fringecup

From fringe + cup.

A compound of fringe + cup

Latin fimbriae ‘fibers, threads, fringe’

Vulgar Latin *frimbia

Old French frenge

Middle English frenge

Middle English cuppe

English cup

Today it means

noun The flowering plant Tellima grandiflora.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fringecup