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hyacinth definition
hya·cinth (hī′ə sint̸h′)
noun
- among the ancients, a blue gem, probably the sapphire
- any of the reddish-orange or brownish varieties of zircon or certain other minerals, used as a semiprecious stone
- 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
- the bulb of any of these plants
- the flower
- a bluish purple
Etymology: L hyacinthus < Gr hyakinthos, wild hyacinth, bluebell, blue larkspur, hence a blue gem
Related Forms:
- hyacinthine hy′a·cin′·thine (-sin′t̸hin, -t̸hīn′) adjective
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