Define the word Hyacinth"Hyacinth" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [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.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing
beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. Hyacinthus orientalis is a common variety.
(b) A plant of the genus Camassia (Camassia Farseri),
called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.
(c) 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.
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2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem.
See Zircon.
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Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant
(Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark
purple flowers and fruit.
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"hyacinth" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Zircon \Zir"con\, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See Jargon
a variety of zircon.]
1. (Min.) A mineral consisting predominantly of zirconium
silicate (Zr2SiO4) occurring in tetragonal crystals,
usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica
and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called
hyacinth. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown
varieties from Ceylon are called jargon.
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2. an imitation gemstone made of cubic zirconia.
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Zircon syenite, a coarse-grained syenite containing zircon
crystals and often also elaeolite. It is largely developed
in Southern Norway.
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"hyacinth" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
hyacinth
n 1: a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone [syn:
jacinth]
2: any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
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