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Hyacinthus definition

Hya·cin·thus (hī′ə sin′t̸həs)

noun

Gr. Myth. a youth loved and accidentally slain by Apollo, who causes to grow from his blood a flower bearing the letters AI AI (a Greek cry of sorrow)

Etymology: L < Gr Hyakinthos, lit., hyacinth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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