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Definition of polyanthus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

polyanthus

noun
 
/ˌpɒliˈænθəs/
 
/ˌpɑːliˈænθəs/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a small garden plant with round brightly coloured flowers, several of which grow at the end of each stem
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: modern Latin, from poly- ‘many’ + Greek anthos ‘flower’.
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adjective
 
 
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