polyanthousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈanθəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈænθəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polyanthus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin polyanthus bearing many flowers (see polyanthus n.), bearing many flowers in one inflorescence ( E. J. Wachendorff Horti Ultraectini Index (1747) xix) + -ous suffix. Compare French polyanthe , adjective (1832 or earlier). Compare monanthous adj.

Botany. rare.

Bearing many flowers, or many flowers in one inflorescence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > producing many, few, or a specific number

well-flowered1600

proliferous1682

multiflorous1760

uniflorous1760

triflorous1771

biflorous1785

unifloral1849

multifloral1851

oliganthous1857

polyanthous1858

trifloral1860

biflorate1864

trianthous1891

decemflorous-

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Polyanthus, Bot. applied to a plant which bears many flowers,..as in the Narcissus polyanthus. Applied by Wachendorff to plants the flowers of which are compound or aggregate: polyanthous.

1890 Cent. Dict. (citing Thomas Med. Dict.) Polyanthous, bearing many flowers.

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. VI. 3328/1 Polyanthous..means many-flowered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polyanthous
释义	polyanthousadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈanθəs/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈænθəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polyanthus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin polyanthus bearing many flowers (see polyanthus n.), bearing many flowers in one inflorescence ( E. J. Wachendorff Horti Ultraectini Index (1747) xix) + -ous suffix. Compare French polyanthe , adjective (1832 or earlier). Compare monanthous adj. Botany. rare. Bearing many flowers, or many flowers in one inflorescence. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > having flowers or blossom > producing many, few, or a specific number well-flowered1600 proliferous1682 multiflorous1760 uniflorous1760 triflorous1771 biflorous1785 unifloral1849 multifloral1851 oliganthous1857 polyanthous1858 trifloral1860 biflorate1864 trianthous1891 decemflorous- 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Polyanthus, Bot. applied to a plant which bears many flowers,..as in the Narcissus polyanthus. Applied by Wachendorff to plants the flowers of which are compound or aggregate: polyanthous. 1890 Cent. Dict. (citing Thomas Med. Dict.) Polyanthous, bearing many flowers. 1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. VI. 3328/1 Polyanthous..means many-flowered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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