Hyacinth
hyacinth
n.
bulbous plant having fragrant bell-shaped flowers
Hyacinth
Hyacinth or
Hyacinthus may refer to:
Nature
Plants
hyacinth
Noun
1. a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
(synonym) jacinth
(hypernym) zircon, zirconium silicate
2. any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
(hypernym) liliaceous plant
(hyponym) common hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis
(member-holonym) genus Hyacinthus
hyacinth
Rzecz.
hiacynt
Hyacinth
(n.)
The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.
(n.)
A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon.
(n.)
A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.
(n.)
A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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