Meaning of polyanthus | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.

Examples

“[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.”

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