POLYANTHI

Noun

polyanthi

plural of polyanthus

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Source: Wiktionary


POLYANTHUS

Pol`y*an"thus, n.; pl. Polyanthuses. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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