Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - hyacinth
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(hyacinths) 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. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Latin ~us, a precious stone, a flowering plant, from Greek hyakinthos Date: 1553 1. a. a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphire b. a gem zircon or essonite 2. a. a plant of the ancients held to be a lily, iris, larkspur, or gladiolus b. a bulbous perennial herb (Hyacinthus orientalis) of the lily family that is native to the Mediterranean region but is widely grown for its dense spikes of fragrant flowers — compare grape ~, water ~ 3. a light violet to moderate purple • ~ine adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus with racemes of usu. purplish-blue, pink, or white bell-shaped fragrant flowers. 2 = grape hyacinth. 3 the purplish-blue colour of the hyacinth flower. 4 an orange variety of zircon used as a precious stone. 5 poet. hair or locks like the hyacinth flower (as a Homeric epithet of doubtful sense). Phrases and idioms wild (or wood) hyacinth = BLUEBELL 1. Derivatives hyacinthine adj. Etymology: F hyacinthe f. L hyacinthus f. Gk huakinthos, flower and gem, also the name of a youth loved by Apollo ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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гиацинт (Hyacinthus) – common hyacinth – grape hyacinth – star hyacinth – starch hyacinth – summer hyacinth – water hyacinth – wild hyacinth ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. бот. гиацинт (Hyacinthus) 2. мин. гиацинт 3. (в античные времена) драгоценный камень (возможно, аметист или сапфир) 4. сине-лиловый цвет ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1553, from Gk. hyakinthos, probably ult. from a non-I.E. Mediterranean language. Used in ancient Greece of a blue gem, perhaps sapphire, and of a purple or deep red flower, but exactly which one is unknown. Fabled to have sprouted from the blood of Hyakinthos, youth beloved by Apollo and accidently slain by him. The flower is said to have the letters "AI" or "AIAI" on its petals. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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