Etymology

polyanthus

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Today it means: A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Renaissance Latin polyanthus
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  1. Renaissance Latin · derived frompolyanthus
  2. English todaypolyanthus

From Renaissance Latin polyanthus, corresponding to poly- + Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.

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