polyanthus
polyanthus · polyanthuses · polyanthi
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the…A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
Meaning
1 sensesA type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
Origin
From Renaissance Latin polyanthus, corresponding to poly- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “From Renaissance Latin polyanthus, corresponding to poly- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
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Forms
plural: polyanthuses / polyanthi| Singular | polyanthus |
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| Plural | polyanthuses / polyanthi |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose:Primula polyantha
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular