Pō'li-ăn' thēz, n.
n. [N. Lat., fr. Gr. πόλις, city, and ἄνθος, flower, i. e., city-flower, because it is much cultivated in cities.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, one species of which (P. tuberosa) is cultivated for its flowers.
n. [N. Lat., fr. Gr. πόλις, city, and ἄνθος, flower, i. e., city-flower, because it is much cultivated in cities.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, one species of which (P. tuberosa) is cultivated for its flowers.