polyanthus

American  

[pol-ee-an-thuhs] / ˌpɒl iˈæn θəs /

noun

plural

polyanthuses

1. a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.

2. Also called polyanthus narcissus.  a narcissus, Narcissus tazetta, having small white or yellow flowers.

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polyanthus British  

/ ˌpɒlɪˈænθəs /

noun

1. any of several hybrid garden primroses, esp Primula polyantha, which has brightly coloured flowers

2. a Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus tazetta, having clusters of small yellow or white fragrant flowers

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Etymology

Origin of polyanthus

1620–30; < New Latin < Greek polýanthos having many flowers. See poly-, -anthous

Example Sentences

It is not a Lily, but a Narcissus of the Polyanthus type, and, like others of the same class, the bulbs may be successfully grown in soil or in water.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

We are all drying up here with hot Sun and cold Wind; my Water-pot won’t keep Polyanthus and Anemone from perishing. 

From Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) by Wright, William Aldis

Polyanthus is my freedman and he has done well in giving you passage, for he is aware of my interest in your people.

From Sónnica by Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente

Act�on overhead the conversation of Lachares and Polyanthus outside the temple.

From Sónnica by Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente

D. R. Not mine to let the hair grow long, and talk In raptured accents of the Higher Things, Of all the purple Polyanthus bears, And beating wings.

From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by Rorie, David