Polyanthus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polyanthus is a noun meaning A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
Meaning
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
Example Sentences
[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.
Word Forms
- polyanthuses
- polyanthi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polyanth, primrose, primula, polyander, oxlip, cowslip.
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