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polyanthuses

polyanthuses is the plural of polyanthus.

Meaning of polyanthus

Noun

polyanthus (plural polyanthuses or polyanthi)

  1. A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
    • [T]he Hens all want to sit, the Primroses Polyanthuses &c crowd the Hedges; & a Rose Tree or two are quite full of Leaves.1793 February 27, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana

Questions about polyanthuses

What is polyanthuses the plural of?
Polyanthuses is the plural of polyanthus.

Words near polyanthuses in the dictionary

  1. polyanthous
  2. polyanthracene
  3. polyanthropy
  4. polyanths
  5. polyanthus
  6. polyanthuses
  7. polyantibiotic
  8. polyantibodies
  9. polyantibody
  10. polyantigenic
  11. polyaramid

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