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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers..
[T]he Hens all want to sit, the Primroses Polyanthuses &c crowd the Hedges; & a Rose Tree or two are quite full of Leaves.
No cottage in Coughton boasted taller hollyhocks, nor finer Michaelmas daisies in the autumn than Dame Magdalen’s almshouses; and even now, at this early season, well cared-for stocks, and rich polyanthuses might excite the envy of more scientific but less successful gardeners.
Use polyanthus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Polyanthus means A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers..
Common synonyms include primula polyantha.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[T]he Hens all want to sit, the Primroses Polyanthuses &c crowd the Hedges; & a Rose Tree or two are quite full of Leaves.
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