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Polyanthus Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix poly-

Polyanthus has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
primrose
Rhyming Words
hus rhus thus arhus tophus mythus eephus yichus aarhus xuthus typhus raphus tuchus anthus moschus trophus cirrhus sonchus pyrrhus syrphus
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