Definitions of hyacinth
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any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
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types:
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Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers
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Hyacinthus orientalis albulus, Roman hyacinth
hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb
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Galtonia candicans, Hyacinthus candicans, cape hyacinth, summer hyacinth
southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers
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type of:
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liliaceous plant
plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
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Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
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a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
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synonyms:
jacinth
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type of:
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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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zircon, zirconium silicate
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