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Hy⋅a⋅cin⋅thus

[hahy-uh-sin-thuhs]
–noun Classical Mythology.
a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
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Hy·a·cin·thus   (hī'ə-sĭn'thəs)   
n.   Greek Mythology
A beautiful youth, loved but accidentally killed by Apollo, from whose blood Apollo caused the hyacinth to grow.
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