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pol·y·an·thus
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复数:polyanthus或polyanthuses或polyanthi
noun
any of a number of primroses bearing flowers in clusters.
a narcissus bearing small, sweet-scented, star-shaped flowers in clusters.
New Latin, from Greek polyanthos blooming, from poly- + anthos flower — more at anthology
The first known use of polyanthus was in 1678
polychromeadjective
relating to, made with, or decorated in several colors
polychrome pottery
polychromaticadjective
showing a variety or change of colors : multicolored
polyanthusnoun
any of various hybrid primroses
a narcissus having small white or yellow flowers
1 Here the first bluebell, and, of livelier hue, The daffodil and polyanthus grew.
2 The polyanthus varieties of narcissus are likely to continue the most remunerative to the flower-growers of Scilly, as they flourish better in these isles than on the mainland.
3 I think of a polyanthus, and I say, 'Who will first touch a poly?'
4 He professed to disbelieve in the time-honored prescription, "Plant a primrose upside down, and it will come up a polyanthus," and refused to help me to make the experiment.
5 DARWIN, C., on Lepus magellanicus. -on the wild potato. -dimorphism in the polyanthus and primrose.
6 "In the autumn I put in tulips and polyanthus," he says.
7 May not this process be the first step towards the formation of our garden polyanthus? if that be not, as is generally supposed, a variety of the primrose, rather than of the cowslip.—Gard.
8 Ah," said she, as I presented it to her, "there is no great variety in these polyanthuses.
9 She went nimbly round and round the beds of anemones, tulips, jonquils, polyanthuses, and other old-fashioned flowers, looking a very charming figure in her half-mourning bonnet, and with an incomplete nosegay in her left hand.
10 Hyacinths, narcissus, wallflowers, polyanthus, they continued to be held up for her inspection.
11 Put thick slices of turnip near your auriculas, favourite primroses and polyanthuses, and Christmas roses, and near anything tender and not well established, and overhaul them early in the morning.
12 "Here, child," she said, "My mistress sends you this, A bag of silks— A flow'r not work'd amiss— A polyanthus bright, And wondrous gay; You'll copy it by noon, She bade me say."
13 Nevertheless it presented a gay and flourishing appearance with its masses of polyanthus in full bloom, its tulips, and Turk’s head lilies, and lilac bushes.
14 Daffodils peeped out their yellow faces from tufts of encumbering weeds; and stooping down, Rotha found an abundance of polyanthus scattered about among the other things, and periwinkle running wild.
15 The true or English cowslip is one of the hardy border plants; also the plants commonly known as polyanthus.
16 The Good-Luck Lily, which is a strong and beautiful polyanthus narcissus, can be grown in bowls filled with pebbles and water.
17 Then I count three, and if any of you can guess the word during that time we shall all start together for the nearest polyanthus, and when we reach it call 'polyanthus.'
18 We picked long spikes of white heather in full bloom, and pansies, polyanthus, the blue iris and many others of our garden flowers.
19 The seeds from the several foregoing crosses were sown, but none germinated except those from the short-styled primrose fertilised with pollen of the polyanthus; and these seeds were the finest of the whole lot.
20 My L. has seen a polyanthus blow in December?—Some friendly wall has sheltered it from the biting wind—no planetary influence shall reach us, but that which presides and cherishes the sweetest flowers.