polyanthus
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See also: polyanthous
English
Etymology
From Renaissance Latin polyanthus, corresponding to poly- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Noun
polyanthus (plural polyanthuses or polyanthi)
- A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
- 1793 February 27, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana:
- he Hens all want to sit, the Primroses Polyanthuses &c crowd the Hedges; & a Rose Tree or two are quite full of Leaves.
- 1842, Thomson, chapter X, in Widows and Widowers. A Romance of Real Life., volume II, London: Richard Bentley, , →OCLC, pages 227–228:
- 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.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολυ- (polu-) + ἄνθος (ánthos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /po.lyˈan.tʰus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.liˈan.tus/,
Adjective
polyanthus (feminine polyantha, neuter polyanthum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | polyanthus | polyantha | polyanthum | polyanthī | polyanthae | polyantha | |
| genitive | polyanthī | polyanthae | polyanthī | polyanthōrum | polyanthārum | polyanthōrum | |
| dative | polyanthō | polyanthae | polyanthō | polyanthīs | |||
| accusative | polyanthum | polyantham | polyanthum | polyanthōs | polyanthās | polyantha | |
| ablative | polyanthō | polyanthā | polyanthō | polyanthīs | |||
| vocative | polyanthe | polyantha | polyanthum | polyanthī | polyanthae | polyantha | |