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hyacinth
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
Related Forms:
- hyacinthine adjective
See hyacinth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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