[poly.an.thus] n, pl -an.thus.es or -an.thi [NL, fr. Gk polyanthos blooming, fr. poly- + anthos flower--more at anthology] (ca. 1727) 1: any of various hybrid primroses
2: a narcissus (Narcissus tazetta) having small white or yellow flowers arranged in umbels and having a spreading perianth