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Definition of Hyacinths

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Zircon ir"con, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See Jargon a variety of zircon.] (Min.) A mineral 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.
Hyacinth
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. H. orientalis is a common variety. (b) A plant of the genus Camassia (C. 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. 2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. Hyacinth bean (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant (Dolichos Lablab), related to the true bean. It has dark purple flowers and fruit.

Meaning of Hyacinths from wikipedia

- with the word "hyacinth" in them. Hyacinths should also not be confused with the genus Muscari, which are commonly known as grape hyacinths. Hyacinthus grows...
- and brought home water hyacinths from Colombia, around 1892, and the plant proliferated in a matter of 2 years. As the hyacinths multiply into mats, they...
- "least invented of all the characters I've found in my head": So I knew my Hyacinths and I knew I had to write my own. They fascinated me. They were hilarious...
- Hyacinth after the hyacinth flower: HMS Hyacinth (1806), launched in 1806, was an 18-gun Cormorant-class ship-sloop, broken up in 1820. HMS Hyacinth (1829)...
- The hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length (from the...
- Look up st. hyacinth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. St. Hyacinth or Saint Hyacinthe may refer to: Hyacinth of Caesarea (died 108), early Christian...
- Hyacinth Iormem Alia (born 15 May 1966) is a Nigerian Catholic cleric and politician who has been a serving governor of Benue State since 29 May 2023....
- written by Stephin Merritt. "Hyacinths and Thistles by The 6ths". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-03-14. Gallucci, Michael. "Hyacinths and Thistles Review". AllMusic...
- Hyacinth (Polish: Święty Jacek or Jacek Odrowąż; c. 1185 – 15 August 1257) was a Polish Dominican priest and missionary who worked to reform the women's...
- Young Hyacinth is a prequel to the British sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, written by original writer Roy Clarke. The one-off special, set some forty years...