Polyanthus

Pol`y*an"thus (?), n.; pl. Polyanthuses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. ? rich in flowers; poly`s many + ? flower.] [Written also polyanthos.] (Bot.) (a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a many-flowered umbel. See Oxlip. (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus (N. Tazetta, or N. polyanthus of some authors). See Illust. of Narcissus.