polyanthus

See also: polyanthous

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ ἄνθος "flower".

Noun

polyanthus (plural polyanthuses or polyanthi)

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

References

• polyanthus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for polyanthus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈan.tʰus/, [pɔ.lʏˈan.tʰʊs]

Adjective

polyanthus (feminine polyantha, neuter polyanthum); first/second declension

1. (New Latin) Having many flowers

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	polyanthus	polyantha	polyanthum		polyanthī	polyanthae	polyantha
genitive	polyanthī	polyanthae	polyanthī		polyanthōrum	polyanthārum	polyanthōrum
dative	polyanthō		polyanthō		polyanthīs
accusative	polyanthum	polyantham	polyanthum		polyanthōs	polyanthās	polyantha
ablative	polyanthō	polyanthā	polyanthō		polyanthīs
vocative	polyanthe	polyantha	polyanthum		polyanthī	polyanthae	polyantha