hyacinth 
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
Converse of object
- plant: Planting the hyacinths I've planted hyacinths every autumn for years, along with loads of other types of bulbs that flower in spring.
- include: Spring flowers including hyacinths made of painted plaster signal re-birth, resurrection and spring.
- use: One is that other names of stones are used e.g. hyacinth for zircon and yu for jade are common substitutions.
- have: We have early hyacinth and a small clump of snowdrops, which are beautiful too.
Adjective modifier
- wild: In Scotland, its name is wild hyacinth and, to a Scot, ' bluebell ' means a completely unrelated plant!
- blue: They look nice interplanted with blue hyacinths or early daffodils.
- few: Their delicious aroma is reason enough to plant a few hyacinths in any garden as homage to spring.
- pink: I looked down to see an arrangement of purple and pink hyacinths.
Modifies a noun
- macaw: In Bolivia, the hyacinth macaw, one of the largest parrots, numbers about 3,000 birds.
- bulb: Hyacinth bulbs can grown in water in wide necked bottles or jars.
- glass: His son invented the hyacinth glass for growing bulbs in water only.
- substrate: Furthermore, water hyacinth substrate actually outperforms traditional substrates like sawdust, producing 1.1 tons of mushroom per ton of substrate.
- basket: Supplied complete with 3 contrasting water hyacinth baskets and made to measure seat cushion.
Noun used with modifier
Iris all hues, roses, and jessamine Reared high their flourished heads between, and wrought Mosaic; underfoot the violet, Crocus, and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the ground, more coloured than with stone Of costliest emblem: other creature here Beast, bird, insect, or worm durst enter none; Such was their awe of man.
On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy Naiad airs have brought me home To the glory that was Greece, And the grandeur that was Rome.
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