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Webster 1913 Edition
Polyanthus
Polˊy-an′thus
(pŏlˊĭ-ăn′thŭs)
, Noun.
pl.
Polyanthuses
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr.
πολύανθοσ
rich in flowers; πολύσ
many + ἄνθοσ
flower.] [Written also
polyanthos
.] (Bot.)
(a)
Definition 2024
polyanthus
polyanthus
See also: polyanthous
English
Noun
polyanthus (plural polyanthuses or polyanthi)
- (botany) The oxlip, Primula elatior, so called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel.
- A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus.
References
- polyanthus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /po.lyˈan.tʰus/, [pɔ.lʏˈan.tʰʊs]
Adjective
polyanthus m (feminine polyantha, neuter polyanthum); first/second declension
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 | |