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polyanthus

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Noun
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pol=y=an=thus

CIDE DICTIONARY

polyanthusn. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers; poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.].
     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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

polyanthus, n. (pl. polyanthuses) a flower cultivated from hybridized primulas.

Etymology
mod.L, formed as POLY-(1) + Gk anthos flower

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