Hyacinth Definition
hīə-sĭnth
hyacinths
noun
hyacinths
Any of several similar or related plants, such as the grape hyacinth.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
A plant, perhaps the larkspur, gladiolus, or iris, that sprang from the blood of the slain Hyacinthus.
American Heritage
Among the ancients, a blue gem, probably the sapphire.
Webster's New World
Any of the reddish-orange or brownish varieties of zircon or certain other minerals, used as a semiprecious stone.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
Alternative form of Hyacinthus.
Wiktionary
(rare) A male given name.
Wiktionary
A female given name. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Hyacinth
Noun
Singular:
hyacinth
Plural:
hyacinthsOrigin of Hyacinth
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From Middle English jacinth, from Old French jacincte, from Medieval Latin jacintus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huakinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers”), ultimately from a non-Indo-European Mediterranean language. Relatinized 16c.
From Wiktionary
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Latin Hyacinthus, a saint's name from the name of an Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huakinthos), a mythological character .
From Wiktionary
Latin hyacinthus from Greek huakinthos wild hyacinth
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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