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• Hyacinth — Hy a*cinth, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hyacinth bean — Hyacinth Hy a*cinth, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hyacinth of Peru — Hyacinth Hy a*cinth, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. hyacinthe …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hyacinth — 1550s, the plant hyacinth; re Greeked from earlier jacinth (late 14c.) hyacinth; blue cornflower, earlier a precious stone blue (rarely red) in color (c.1200), from O.Fr. jacinte and M.L. jacintus, ultimately from Gk. hyakinthos, probably… …   Etymology dictionary

• hyacinth — [hī′ə sinth΄] n. [L hyacinthus < Gr hyakinthos, wild hyacinth, bluebell, blue larkspur, hence a blue gem] 1. a) among the ancients, a blue gem, probably the sapphire b) any of the reddish orange or brownish varieties of zircon or certain other …   English World dictionary

• hyacinth — /huy euh sinth/, n. 1. a bulbous plant, Hyacinthus orientalis, of the lily family, widely cultivated for its cylindrical cluster of fragrant flowers in a variety of colors. 2. any of various similar or related plants, as the grape hyacinth or the …   Universalium

• hyacinth — noun Etymology: Latin hyacinthus, a precious stone, a flowering plant, from Greek hyakinthos Date: 1553 1. a. a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphire b. a gem zircon or essonite 2. a. a plant of the ancients held to be… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hyacinth — hy•a•cinth [[t]ˈhaɪ ə sɪnθ[/t]] n. 1) pln a bulbous plant, Hyacinthus orientalis, of the lily family, cultivated for its cylindrical cluster of fragrant, colorful flowers 2) pln any similar orrelated plant, as the grape hyacinth or the water… …   From formal English to slang

• hyacinth — [16] Greek huákinthos denoted a plant with deep red flowers which according to legend sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth whom Apollo loved but accidentally killed. It probably came from some pre Hellenic Mediterranean language …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• hyacinth — /ˈhaɪəsənθ / (say huyuhsuhnth) noun 1. any of the bulbous plants constituting the genus Hyacinthus, especially H. orientalis, widely cultivated for its spikes of fragrant, white or coloured, bell shaped flowers. 2. a hyacinth bulb or flower. 3. a …  

• hyacinth — [16] Greek huákinthos denoted a plant with deep red flowers which according to legend sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus, a beautiful youth whom Apollo loved but accidentally killed. It probably came from some pre Hellenic Mediterranean language …   Word origins