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hy·a·cinth \ˈhīəˌsin(t)th, -_sə̇n-\ noun (plural hyacinths \-n(t)s, -n(t)ths\) Etymology: Latin hyacinthus, a precious stone, a flowering plant, from Greek hyakinthos 1. a. : a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphire b. (1) : a transparent red or brownish zircon sometimes used as a gem (2) : a red or brownish essonite used as a gem 2. a. : a plant of the ancients held to be the Turk's-cap lily, iris, larkspur, or gladiolus b. (1) : a plant of the genus Hyacinthus; especially : the common garden hyacinth (H. orientalis) widely grown for the beauty and fragrance of its flowers — see roman hyacinth (2) : any of several other plants of the family Liliaceae — usually used with preceding qualifier; see summer hyacinth, water hyacinth 3. : a light violet to moderate purple 4. : purple gallinule
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