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1. (n.) hyacinth
a bulbous plant, Hyacinthus orientalis, of the lily family, cultivated for its cylindrical cluster of fragrant, colorful flowers.
2. hyacinth
any similar orrelated plant, as the grape hyacinth or the water hyacinth.
3. hyacinth
a plant fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus and variously identified as an iris, gladiolus, larkspur, etc.
4. hyacinth
a reddish orange zircon.
5. hyacinth
a gem of the ancients, held to be the amethyst or sapphire.
6. hyacinth
purplish blue.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L hyacinthus < Gk hyákinthos blue larkspur, a gem of blue color)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hyacinth, jacinth
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
2. (noun) hyacinth
any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Hyacinth
a bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety
2. (noun) Hyacinth
a plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth
3. (noun) Hyacinth
the name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru
4. (noun) Hyacinth
a red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon
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Sense: a plant, a member of the lily family, growing from a bulb and having a sweet-smelling flower.
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 Afrikaans: hiasint |
 Arabic: ياقوتِيَّه: زَهْرَة زنبقي |
 Bulgarian: зюмбюл |
 Brazilian: jacinto |
 Czech: hyacint |
 German: die Hyazinthe |
 Danish: hyacint |
 Greek: υάκινθος |
 Spanish: jacinto |
 Estonian: hüatsint |
 Farsi: سنبل |
 Finnish: hyasintti |
 French: jacinthe |
 Hebrew: יָקִינתוֹן |
 Hindi: राहुरतन, रतन |
 Croatian: hijacint, zumbul |
 Hungarian: jácint |
 Indonesian: bakung |
 Icelandic: goðalilja |
 Italian: giacinto |
 Japanese: ヒヤシンス |
 Korean: 히아신스(백합과) |
 Lithuanian: hiacintas |
 Latvian: hiacinte |
 Malay: keladi bunting |
 Dutch: hyacinth |
 Norwegian: hyasint |
 Polish: hiacynt |
 Persian: سنبل |
 Pashto: سنبل |
 Portuguese: jacinto |
 Romanian: zambilă |
 Russian: гиацинт |
 Slovak: hyacint |
 Slovenian: hijacinta |
 Serbian: zumbul |
 Swedish: hyacint |
 Thai: ไม้ดอกปลูกจากหัว |
 Turkish: sümbül |
 Taiwanese: 風信子 |
 Ukrainian: гіацинт |
 Urdu: سنبل |
 Vietnamese: cây lan dạ hương |
 Chinese: 风信子，洋水仙 |
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