hyacinthine

 [hahy-uh-sin-thin, -thahyn]  

hy·a·cin·thine

   [hahy-uh-sin-thin, -thahyn]
adjective
1.
of or like the hyacinth.
2.
adorned with hyacinths.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin hyacinthinus < Greek hyakínthinos. See hyacinth, -ine1
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hyacinth (ˈhaɪəsɪnθ)
 
—n
1.  any liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean genus Hyacinthus, esp any cultivated variety of H. orientalis, having a thick flower stalk bearing white, blue, or pink fragrant flowers
2.  the flower or bulb of such a plant
3.  any similar or related plant, such as the grape hyacinth
4.  Also called: jacinth a red or reddish-brown transparent variety of the mineral zircon, used as a gemstone
5.  Greek myth a flower which sprang from the blood of the dead Hyacinthus
6.  a.  any of the varying colours of the hyacinth flower or stone
 b.  (as modifier): hyacinth eyes
 
[C16: from Latin hyacinthus, from Greek huakinthos]
 
hyacinthine
 
—adj

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