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hyacinth

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hyacinth

1
 n
any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
2
 n
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hyacinth
1

n any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs

Types:
Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers
Hyacinthus orientalis albulus, Roman hyacinth
hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb
Galtonia candicans, Hyacinthus candicans, cape hyacinth, summer hyacinth
southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers
Type of:
liliaceous plant
plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
2

n a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

Synonyms:
jacinth
Type of:
zircon, zirconium silicate
a common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
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