Found 2 items, similar to polyanthus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: polyanthus polyanthus n : florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose [syn: Primula polyantha ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Polyanthus Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl. Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers; poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [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 (Narcissus Tazetta, or Narcissus polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus. [1913 Webster]