jacinth
noun
ja·cinth ˈjā-sᵊn(t)th 
ˈja-
1
: hyacinth
2
: a gem more nearly orange in color than a hyacinth
Word History
Etymology
Middle English iacinct, from Anglo-French jacinte, from Latin hyacinthus, a flowering plant, a gem
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1