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Meanings of polyanthus in English

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Florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose.

        Usage of polyanthus in English
        1
        She was on her knees splitting polyanthus after they had flowered.
        The Guardian
        2
        Hyacinths, narcissus, wallflowers, polyanthus, they continued to be held up for her inspection.
        Fated to Be Free: A Novel
        3
        You're no better than my own barrack-sweeper, you white-'eaded old polyanthus!
        The Kipling Reader / Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kiplin...
        4
        And the little bushes of polyanthus gemmed the dark earth between with their varied hues.
        Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
        5
        For spring, a combination of bulbs, wallflowers, polyanthus or winter-flowering pansies will be widely available.
        The Irish Times
        6
        A bright row of polyanthus and oxlips seemed to be the haunt of the male bees.
        Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
        7
        The primrose crosses readily -the parent may well be a cowslip or, in more gardened areas, a polyanthus.
        The Guardian
        8
        Garden primulas of the primrose, polyanthus and auricula types should be divided every couple of years and replanted in a different area.
        The Irish Times
        9
        Think how different this is from, say, polyanthus in a mixture, where you might end up with orange and yellow next to magenta.
        The Guardian
        10
        Many polyanthus have been bred to extremes with size of flower and strength of colour, but there are selections that retain an elegance.
        The Guardian
        11
        On the other hand, the seeds produced by the polyanthus-pollen were much the finest of the whole lot, and were the only ones which germinated.)
        The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
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        She had a Polyanthus in her bouquet.
        The Book of Snobs
        13
        Exquisite colour effects can be created by planting Polyanthus in association with beds of Tulips for flowering in April.
        The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots / 16t...
        14
        Wooler, W., on Polyanthus.
        The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
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        I have proved by numerous experiments, hereafter to be given, that the Polyanthus is a variety of Primula veris.)
        The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
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        She was on her knees splitting polyanthus after they had flowered.
        The Guardian
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