hyacinth

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hyacinth /ˈhʌɪəsɪnθ/

▶noun

• 1 a bulbous plant of the lily family with a spike of bell-shaped fragrant flowers. [Genus Hyacinthus: several species.]

• 2 another term for jacinth.

– derivatives
hyacinthine /-ˈsɪnθiːn, -θʌɪn/ adjective.

– origin C16 (denoting a gem): from Fr. hyacinthe, via L. from Gk huakinthos, with ref. to the Greek myth of Hyacinthus, a youth loved by Apollo but accidentally killed by him, from whose blood Apollo caused a flower to grow.