noun

1. 1. among the ancients, a blue gem, probably the sapphire
   2. any of the reddish-orange or brownish varieties of zircon or certain other minerals, used as a semiprecious stone
2. 1. any of a genus (Hyacinthus) of plants of the lily family, with narrow channeled leaves and spikes of fragrant, bell-shaped flowers in white, yellow, red, blue, or purple
   2. the bulb of any of these plants
   3. the flower
3. a bluish purple

Etymology: L hyacinthus < Gr hyakinthos, wild hyacinth, bluebell, blue larkspur, hence a blue gem