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polyanthus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\, n.; pl {Polyanthuses}. [NL., fr Gr ? rich in flowers; poly`s many + ? flower.] [Written also {polyanthos}.] (Bot.) a The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See {Oxlip}. b A bulbous flowering plant of the genus {Narcissus} ({N. Tazetta}, or {N. polyanthus} of some authors). See Illust. of {Narcissus}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: polyanthus n : florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose [syn: {Primula polyantha}]
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