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hyacinth

hy.a.cinth \'hi--*-(.)sin(t)th\ \-(.)sin(t)s, -(.)sin(t)ths\ 
   \.hi--*-'sin(t)-th*n\ n or hyacinths [L hyacinthus, a precious stone, a 
   flowering plant, fr. Gk hyakinthos)] plX 1a: a precious stone of the 
   ancients somethimes held to be the sapphire  1b: a gem zircon or essonite  
   2a: a plant of the ancients held to be a lily, iris, larkspur, or gladiolus 
    2b1: any of a genus (Hyacinthus) of bulbous herbs of the lily family;  esp 
   : a common garden plant (H. orientalis) widely grown for the beauty and 
   fragrance of its flowers 2b2: any of several other plants of the lily 
   family  3: a light violet to moderate purple  - hy.a.cin.thine aj