Definition of Polyanthus. Meaning of Polyanthus. Synonyms of Polyanthus

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Definition of Polyanthus

Polyanthus
Polyanthus Pol`y*an"thus, n.; pl. Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. ? rich in flowers; poly`s many + ? 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 (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.

Meaning of Polyanthus from wikipedia

- Look up polyanthus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polyanthus may refer to: HMS Polyanthus (K47), a warship A locomotive of the GWR 4100 class Cultivars...
- Primula × polyantha, the polyanthus primrose or false oxlip, is a naturally occurring hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is...
- have been named HMS Polyanthus after the flower: HMS Polyanthus (1917) was an Aubrietia-class sloop of World War I HMS Polyanthus (K47) was a Flower-class...
- HMS Polyanthus was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 30 November 1940 from Leith Docks on the Firth of Forth, at an estimated...
- bunch-flowered daffodil, Chinese sacred lily, cream narcissus, joss flower, polyanthus narcissus) is a perennial ornamental plant that grows from a bulb. Cultivars...
- mainly derived from P. elatior, P. juliae, P. veris and P. vulgaris. Polyanthus (Primula × polyantha) is one such group of plants, which has produced...
- HMS Polyanthus, was sunk by the German submarine U-952 in the mid-Atlantic on 21 September 1943. In fact, the only known survivor of Polyanthus also...
- other countries, as far south as Peru, while C. aconitifolius subsp. polyanthus (Pax and K.Hoffm.) Breckon is restricted to a small area in western Mexico...
- rotundifolius (Sond.) Druce subsp. polyanthus (Harms) Mendonça & E. P. Sousa var. martinii (Dunkley) Mendonça & E. P. Sousa var. polyanthus (Harms) Mendonça & E. P...
- brown and dark blue, and with an extended flowering season. The term Polyanthus, or Primula × polyantha, refers to various tall-stemmed and multi-coloured...