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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 — 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
Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority) — Blue Line A Blue Line train in the Damen station Overview Type … Wikipedia
Hyacinth Macaw — Taxobox name = Hyacinth Macaw status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Psittacidae genus = Anodorhynchus species = A. hyacinthinus… … Wikipedia
Hyacinth (plant) — Taxobox name = Hyacinthus image width = 250px image caption = Hyacinthus orientalis natural type regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Hyacinthaceae genus = Hyacinthus genus authority = L.… … Wikipedia
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 — n. 1 any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus with racemes of usu. purplish blue, pink, or white bell shaped fragrant flowers. 2 = grape hyacinth. 3 the purplish blue colour of the hyacinth flower. 4 an orange variety of zircon used as a… … Useful english dictionary
