POLYANTHUS

polyanthus, Primula polyantha

(noun) florists’ primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

polyanthus (plural polyanthuses or polyanthi)

(botany) The oxlip, Primula elatior, so called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel.

A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus.

Source: Wiktionary

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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