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. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.
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Hyacinth — may refer to the following persons: * Hyacinth (mythology), divine hero in Greek mythology * Hyacinth and Protus (martyred 257 9), Christian saints * Saint Hyacinth (c.1185 1257), Polish priest, canonized 1594 * Hyacinth Mariscotti (Hyacintha,… … Wikipedia
Hyacinth — Single par Aya Matsuura extrait de l’album Aya Matsuura Best 1 Face A Hyacinth Face B Aitakute Hatsukoi Sortie 10 mars 2004 … Wikipédia en Français
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyacinth — f English form of the name borne in classical mythology by a beautiful youth (Hyakinthos in Greek, Hyacinthus in Latin) who was accidentally killed by Apollo and from whose blood sprang a flower bearing his name (not the modern hyacinth, but a… … First names dictionary
hyacinth — 1550s, the plant hyacinth; re Greeked from earlier jacinth (late 14c.) hyacinth; blue cornflower, earlier a precious stone blue (rarely red) in color (c.1200), from O.Fr. jacinte and M.L. jacintus, ultimately from Gk. hyakinthos, probably… … Etymology dictionary
Hyacinth — bezeichnet: Hyakinthos Hyacinth Bitschurin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
hyacinth — [hī′ə sinth΄] n. [L hyacinthus < Gr hyakinthos, wild hyacinth, bluebell, blue larkspur, hence a blue gem] 1. a) among the ancients, a blue gem, probably the sapphire b) any of the reddish orange or brownish varieties of zircon or certain other … English World dictionary
Hyacinth — Hyacinth, 1) Mineral, krystallisirt in Säulen u. Pyramiden des tetragonalen Systems, erscheint auch in losen abgerundeten Körnern, Bruch muschelig bis uneben, Härte 7–8, spec. Gew. 4,4–4,7; roth bis pomeranzengelb, glasglänzend, oft… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hyacinth — Hyacinth, die intensiv rothe u. pomeranzengelbe Abänderung des Zirkons genannt, ein Mineral von großer Härte, aus Kieselerde, Zirkonerde u. Eisen bestehend. von 4,4. bis 4,6. spec. Gew. Man findet die verschiedenen Abänderungen des… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
hyacinth — ► NOUN ▪ a plant with a spike of bell shaped fragrant flowers. ORIGIN named after Hyacinthus in Greek mythology: Hyacinthus was a youth loved by the god Apollo but accidentally killed by him, from whose blood Apollo caused a flower to grow … English terms dictionary
hyacinth — rytinis hiacintas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių šeimos augalas (Hyacinthus orientalis), iš kurio gaunamas eterinis aliejus. atitikmenys: lot. Hyacinthus orientalis angl. common hyacinth; Dutch hyacinth; garden hyacinth;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
