• (n.) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip. (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/polyanthus/
(from the article `primrose`) The fairy primrose (P. malacoides) and the Chinese primrose (P. sinensis) are generally grown in greenhouses. The polyanthus hybrids, probably ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/89
Pol`y·an'thus noun ; plural Polyanthuses . [ New Latin , from Greek ... rich in flowers; poly`s many + ... flower.] [ Written also polyanthos .] (Botany) (a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip . (... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/120
polyanthus, polyanthous 1. Any of a group of hybrid garden primroses having clusters of variously colored flowers. 2. A hybrid primrose with bright flowers in a variety of colors. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/148/6
Cultivated variety of primrose, with several flowers on one stalk, bred in a variety of colours. (Family Primulaceae, Primula × polyantha.) Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221