Polyanthus vs. Primrose — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Polyanthus and Primrose
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Polyanthus
Any of a group of hybrid garden primroses having clusters of variously colored flowers.
Primrose
Any of numerous plants of the genus Primula, having large basal leaves and clusters of variously colored flowers with a five-lobed bell-shaped or salverform corolla. Also called primula.
Polyanthus
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
Primrose
A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
Polyanthus
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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Primrose
Specifically, the species Primula acaulis (syn. Primula vulgaris), also called common primrose.
Polyanthus
Florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose
Primrose
A plant of the family Primulaceae.
Primrose
A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
Primrose
A flower of a primrose plant.
Primrose
A light yellow colour.
Primrose
Of a light yellow colour.
Primrose
(intransitive) To pick primroses.
We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.
Primrose
An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (Primula vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles.
Primrose
Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; - hence, flowery; gay.
Primrose
Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
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