tassel hyacinth

/ˌtæsəl ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθ/
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Definitions of tassel hyacinth
  1. noun
    large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers
    synonyms: Muscari comosum
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    grape hyacinth
    any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes
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