Pŏl'y-ăn'thus, n.

n. [Gr. πολύανθος, rich in flowers, from πολύς, many, and ἄνθος, flower; Fr. polyanthie, a.] (Bot.) (a.) An ornamental plant of the genus Primula, whose flower-stalks produce flowers in clusters. (b.) A bulbous, flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). [Written also polyanthos.]