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Polyanthus


n.

The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip . (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus ( Narcissus Tazetta , or Narcissus polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus .


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