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Definition of Polyanthus
1. Noun. Florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose.
Definition of Polyanthus
1. n. The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip.
Definition of Polyanthus
1. Noun. (botany) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. ¹
2. Noun. A bulbous flowering plant of the genus ''Narcissus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyanthus
1. [n -THI or -THUSES]
Medical Definition of Polyanthus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyanthus
Literary usage of Polyanthus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters on the Elements of Botany: Addressed to a Lady by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Martyn (1787)
"I do not know whether I dare to tell you that all the beautiful forts of polyanthus,
by you prized fo much, are but an accidental vari- h Comprehending ..."
2. The Floral Magazine: Comprising Figures and Descriptions of Popular Garden (1868)
"The polyanthus is a permanent variety of the common Primrose, and, by those who
cultivate it carefully, its management is very similar to that of the ..."
3. The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits by Robert Hogg (1883)
"As far back as 1837, Mr. Barlow possessed a very fine collection of fancy Primroses,
polyanthus, Auriculas, and Pansies, and also in this year he fruited ..."
4. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1874)
"THE polyanthus. Natural Order. ... Botanically, the polyanthus is a variety of
the oxlip (Primula elatior, var. ..."
5. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1837)
"Observations on the Management of the Auricula and polyanthus during the Spring
Months. By J. CLARK. The first object is to procure the plants; ..."
6. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1873)
"Botanically, the polyanthus is a variety of the oxlip (Primula elatior, var.
Polyantha) ; whence, as will readily be seen, its common name. ..."
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