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Definition of Hyacinth

1. Noun. A red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone.

Definition of Hyacinth

1. n. A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.

Definition of Hyacinth

1. Proper noun. (rare) (Ancient Greek male given name). ¹

2. Proper noun. (English female given name). One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century. ¹

3. Noun. Any bulbous plant of the genus ''Hyacinthus'', native to the Mediterranean and South Africa. ¹

4. Noun. A variety of zircon, ranging in color from brown, orange, reddish-brown and yellow. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hyacinth

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hyacinth

1. 1. A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. Orientalis is a common variety. A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth. The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru. 2. A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. Hyacinth bean, a climbing leguminous plant (Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit. Origin: L. Hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob. The iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh. The sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr,: cf. F. Hyacinthe. Cf. Jacinth. The hyacinth was fabled to have sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally slain by Apollo. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Hyacinth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Detroit and Wayne County and Early Michigan by Silas Farmer (1890)
"Edmund Visger; Justices of the Peace, Daniel Goodell, John S. Wilson, Moses B. Widner; School Inspectors, Hyacinth F. Riopelle, John Copland, Sr.; ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Instead of one large truss from each bulb, the Roman Hyacinth produces three or four smaller but more graceful flower-spikes. The bulbs arrive in America in ..."

3. The British and American Drama of To-day: Outlines for Their Study by Barrett Harper Clark (1921)
"After a while he translated himself in my mind into Hyacinth; and as one must set ... Like most of Lady Gregory's comedies, " Hyacinth Halvey " contains a ..."

4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"story due to his imperfect knowledge of Chinese and by the changes wrought in Mexico by the invasions of the Spanish. Hyacinth (from OF. hyacinthe, ..."

5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1860)
"The hyacinth is of oriental origin. To the Dutch is conceded the merit of improving ... The hyacinth grows readily from the seeds ; they are sown in VOL. ..."

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