different between oxlip vs polyanthus

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• oxelip (obsolete)
• oxslip

Etymology

From Middle English *oxeslyppe, from Old English oxanslyppe (“oxlip”), from oxan, genitive of oxa (“ox”) + slyppe (“paste, slimy substance”). Compare cowslip, of similar formation.

Noun

oxlip (plural oxlips)

1. The plant Primula elatior, similar to cowslip but with larger, pale yellow flowers.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin polyanthus, corresponding to poly- +? Ancient Greek ????? (ánthos, “flower”).

Noun

polyanthus (plural polyanthuses or polyanthi)

1. A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers. [from 17th c.]
   • 1793, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana, 27 February:

     [T]he Hens all want to sit, the Primroses Polyanthuses &c crowd the Hedges; & a Rose Tree or two are quite full of Leaves.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /po.ly?an.t?us/, [p?ly?än?t???s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /po.li?an.tus/, [p?li??n?t?us]

Adjective

polyanthus (feminine polyantha, neuter polyanthum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) Having many flowers

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.