Hyacinth

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. ·see Zircon.

II. Hyacinth ·noun A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.

III. Hyacinth ·noun A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.

IV. Hyacinth ·noun 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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