Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
hyacinth
- 4 dictionary resultshy⋅a⋅cinth
[hahy-uh-sinth] 
ə
–noun
| 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 water hyacinth. |
| 3. | a plant fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus and variously identified as iris, gladiolus, larkspur, etc. |
| 4. | Mineralogy. a reddish-orange zircon. |
| 5. | a gem of the ancients, held to be the amethyst or sapphire. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To hyacinth
| hy·a·cinth (hī'ə-sĭnth) n.
[Latin hyacinthus, from Greek huakinthos, wild hyacinth.] hy'a·cin'thine (-sĭn'thĭn, -thīn') adj. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
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. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo.]1. (Bot.) (a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety. (b) A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth. (c) 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. 2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant (Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : hyacinth
Spanish:
jacinto,
German:
die Hyazinthe,
Japanese:
ヒヤシンス
hyacinth
1553 in this form; earlier jacinth (1230), from Gk. hyakinthos, probably ult. from a non-I.E. Mediterranean language. Used in ancient Greece of a blue gem, perhaps sapphire, and of a purple or deep red flower, but exactly which one is unknown (gladiolus, iris, and larkspur have been suggested). Fabled to have sprouted from the blood of Hyakinthos, youth beloved by Apollo and accidentally slain by him. The flower is said to have the letters "AI" or "AIAI" on its petals. The modern use in ref. to a flowering plant genus is from 1578.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Giant Hyacinth
Fresh Dutch Bulbs & 100% Guaranteed Lowest Priced Perennial Hyacinths
HollandBulbFarms.com/HyacinthBulbs
Fresh Dutch Bulbs & 100% Guaranteed Lowest Priced Perennial Hyacinths
HollandBulbFarms.com/HyacinthBulbs
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
