The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polyanthuses
Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl. Polyanthuses. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers; poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [Written also polyanthos.] (Bot.)
The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip.
A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus ( Narcissus Tazetta, or Narcissus polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.
Usage examples of "polyanthuses".
In winter it was less so, but now, with spring but days away, the yellow and purple polyanthuses were flowering, and the cherry trees were thick with blossom, gossamer thin petals of faded coral.