Polyanthus

Pol′y‐an″thus (?), n.; pl.Polyanthuses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. πολύανθοσ rich in flowers; πολύσ many + ἄνθοσ flower.] [Written also polyanthos.] (Bot.) (a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip. (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.