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H0338500 (hī′ə-sĭnth)n.1. a. A bulbous Mediterranean plant (Hyacinthus orientalis) having narrow leaves and a terminal raceme of variously colored, usually fragrant flowers, with a funnel-shaped perianth.b. Any of several similar or related plants, such as the grape hyacinth.2. Greek Mythology A plant, perhaps the larkspur, gladiolus, or iris, that sprang from the blood of the slain Hyacinthus.3. A deep purplish blue to vivid violet.4. a. A reddish or cinnamon-colored variety of transparent zircon, used as a gemstone. Also called jacinth.b. A blue precious stone, perhaps the sapphire, known in antiquity.

[Latin hyacinthus, from Greek huakinthos, wild hyacinth.]

hy′a·cin′thine (-sĭn′thĭn, -thīn′) adj.

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(ˈhaɪəsɪnθ) n1. (Plants) any liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean genus Hyacinthus, esp any cultivated variety of H. orientalis, having a thick flower stalk bearing white, blue, or pink fragrant flowers2. (Plants) the flower or bulb of such a plant3. (Plants) any similar or related plant, such as the grape hyacinth4. (Minerals) Also called: jacinth a red or reddish-brown transparent variety of the mineral zircon, used as a gemstone5. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a flower which sprang from the blood of the dead Hyacinthus6. (Colours) a. any of the varying colours of the hyacinth flower or stoneb. (as modifier): hyacinth eyes. [C16: from Latin hyacinthus, from Greek huakinthos] hyacinthine adj

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n. 1. a bulbous plant, Hyacinthus orientalis, of the lily family, cultivated for its cylindrical cluster of fragrant, colorful flowers. 2. any similar orrelated plant, as the grape hyacinth or the water hyacinth. 3. a plant fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus and variously identified as an iris, gladiolus, larkspur, etc. 4. a reddish orange zircon. 5. a gem of the ancients, held to be the amethyst or sapphire. 6. purplish blue. Also called jacinth (for defs. 3,5). [1545–55; < Latin hyacinthus < Greek hyákinthos blue larkspur, a gem of blue color] hy`a•cin′thine (-ˈsɪn θɪn, -θaɪn) adj.

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Noun	1.	hyacinth - a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstonejacinthzircon, zirconium silicate - a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
	2.	hyacinth - any of numerous bulbous perennial herbsliliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tubergenus Hyacinthus - sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genuscommon hyacinth, Hyacinthus orientalis - widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowersHyacinthus orientalis albulus, Roman hyacinth - hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulbcape hyacinth, Galtonia candicans, Hyacinthus candicans, summer hyacinth - southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers

Translations

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(ˈhaiəsinθ) noun a plant, a member of the lily family, growing from a bulb and having a sweet-smelling flower. 风信子，洋水仙

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(hīəsĭn`thəs), in Greek mythology, beautiful youth loved by Apollo. He was killed accidentally by a discus thrown by the god. According to another legend, the wind god Zephyr, out of jealousy, blew the discus to kill Hyacinth. From his blood sprang a flower which was named for him.

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any plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bulbous herbs of the family Liliaceae (lilylily,
common name for the Liliaceae, a plant family numbering several thousand species of as many as 300 genera, widely distributed over the earth and particularly abundant in warm temperate and tropical regions.
..... Click the link for more information. family) native to the Mediterranean region and South Africa. The common, or Dutch, hyacinth of house and garden culture (derived from H. orientalis of the NE Mediterranean) became so popular in the 18th cent. that 2,000 kinds were said to be in cultivation in Holland, the chief commercial producer. This hyacinth has a single dense spike of fragrant flowers in shades of red, blue, white, or yellow. A variety of the common hyacinth is the less hardy and smaller blue- or white-flowered Roman hyacinth (var. albulus) of florists. The flower of the Greek youth HyacinthHyacinth
or Hyacinthus
, in Greek mythology, beautiful youth loved by Apollo. He was killed accidentally by a discus thrown by the god. According to another legend, the wind god Zephyr, out of jealousy, blew the discus to kill Hyacinth.
..... Click the link for more information. has been identified with a number of plants (e.g., iris) other than the true hyacinth. The related grape hyacinths (Muscari), sometimes called baby's-breath, are very low, mostly blue-flowered herbs similar in appearance to hyacinths and also commonly cultivated. Types of brodieabrodiea
or brodiaea
, any plant of the genus Brodiaea, herbs of the family Liliaceae (lily family), with narrow leaves and blue or purple star-shaped flowers. The many North American species include the golden brodiea (B.
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or camas
, any species of the genus Camassia (or Quamasia), hardy North American plants of the family Lilaceae (lily family), chiefly of moist places in the far West, where their abundance has given rise to various place names.
..... Click the link for more information. , squillsquill,
common name for two genera of Old World bulbous plants of the family Liliaceae (lily family). The horticulturists' squill is any plant of the genus Scilla,
..... Click the link for more information. , and other lily-family plants with flower clusters borne along the stalk are also called hyacinth. Hyacinths are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Liliopsida, order Liliales, family Liliaceae.

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1. any liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean genus Hyacinthus, esp any cultivated variety of H. orientalis, having a thick flower stalk bearing white, blue, or pink fragrant flowers 2. the flower or bulb of such a plant 3. any similar or related plant, such as the grape hyacinth 4. a red or reddish-brown transparent variety of the mineral zircon, used as a gemstone 5. Greek myth a flower which sprang from the blood of the dead Hyacinthus 6. any of the varying colours of the hyacinth flower or stone

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noun a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

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noun any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs

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