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Definition of Polyantha
1. Noun. (qualifier botany) Any of several hybrids of ''Rosa multiflora'' that have clusters of small flowers; a polyantha rose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyantha
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyantha
Literary usage of Polyantha
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1889)
"EOSA polyantha, Sieb. £ Zucc., was introduced into cultivation in Europe about
the year 18GO. It was named R. thyrsiflora by Leroy, li. intermedia by ..."
2. The Amateur Gardener's Rose Book by Julius Hoffmann (1905)
"Small Flowered or polyantha Roses (Rosa poly- antha).—These are dwarf free-flowering
kinds of moderate growth, with light-coloured flowers—white, pink, ..."
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