polyanthus, Primula polyantha
(noun) florists’ primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
