ja|cinth

ja|cinth
ja|cinth «JAY sihnth, JAS ihnth», noun.
1. a reddish-orange gem, a variety of zircon; hyacinth.
2. any one of several varieties of garnet.
╂[< Old French jacinte topaz, hyacinth < Latin hyacinthus < Greek hyákinthos some kind of flower. See etym. of doublet hyacinth. (Cf. ↑hyacinth)]

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