ALL meanings of hyacinth
hy·a·cinth
H h - noun hyacinth A bulbous plant of the lily family, with straplike leaves and a compact spike of bell-shaped fragrant flowers. Native to western Asia, hyacinths are cultivated outdoors and as houseplants. 1
- noun hyacinth a female given name. 1
- noun hyacinth flowering plant 1
- countable noun hyacinth A hyacinth is a plant with a lot of small, sweet-smelling flowers growing closely around a single stem. It grows from a bulb and the flowers are usually blue, pink, or white. 0
- noun hyacinth any liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean genus Hyacinthus, esp any cultivated variety of H. orientalis, having a thick flower stalk bearing white, blue, or pink fragrant flowers 0
- noun hyacinth the flower or bulb of such a plant 0
- noun hyacinth any similar or related plant, such as the grape hyacinth 0
- noun hyacinth a red or reddish-brown transparent variety of the mineral zircon, used as a gemstone 0
- noun hyacinth a flower which sprang from the blood of the dead Hyacinthus 0
- noun hyacinth any of the varying colours of the hyacinth flower or stone 0
- noun hyacinth (as modifier) 0
- noun hyacinth among the ancients, a blue gem, probably the sapphire 0
- noun hyacinth any of the reddish-orange or brownish varieties of zircon or certain other minerals, used as a semiprecious stone 0
- noun hyacinth any of a genus (Hyacinthus) of plants of the lily family, with narrow channeled leaves and spikes of fragrant, bell-shaped flowers in white, yellow, red, blue, or purple 0
- noun hyacinth the bulb of any of these plants 0
- noun hyacinth the flower 0
- noun hyacinth a bluish purple 0