Associations to the word «Polyanthus»

Wiktionary

POLYANTHUS, noun. (botany) The oxlip, Primula elatior, so called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel.
POLYANTHUS, noun. A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus.

Dictionary definition

POLYANTHUS, noun. Florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke