POLYANTHUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

polyanthus; Primula polyantha

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("polyanthus" is a kind of...):

primrose; primula (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)

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