hyacinth

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Thân thiện

A blue hyacinth blooms in a small clay pot on the windowsill.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of flowering plant: A hyacinth is any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs, typically producing a dense spike of fragrant, bell-shaped flowers in various colors in the spring.
   • A gemstone: A hyacinth is a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Plant):
  • The garden was filled with the sweet scent of hyacinths.
  • She planted blue and pink hyacinths in the flower bed.
• Noun (Gemstone):
  • The antique ring featured a rare hyacinth set in gold.
  • He gave her a necklace with a beautiful hyacinth.

Advanced Usage

• "Hyacinth blue": A specific shade of purplish-blue, named after the flower.
  • She painted the room a lovely hyacinth blue.
• In mythology: Refers to Hyacinthus, a youth from Greek mythology from whom the flower is said to have sprung.
  • The myth of Apollo and Hyacinthus explains the origin of the hyacinth flower.

Variants and Related Words

• Hyacinthine (adj): Of or relating to hyacinths; having the color or fragrance of hyacinths. (Literary/poetic)
  • Her hyacinthine hair flowed over her shoulders.
• Grape hyacinth (n): A related plant (genus ) with clusters of small, blue, bell-shaped flowers resembling grapes.
  • Grape hyacinths naturalized beautifully along the path.

Synonyms

• For the plant: (No precise common synonym; described as a spring bulb flower).
• For the gemstone: Jacinth (an alternative name for the red-orange zircon).

Related Phrases

• "To force hyacinths": A gardening term for inducing hyacinth bulbs to flower indoors out of their normal season.
  • She learned how to force hyacinths for a winter bloom.

Related Idioms

• (There are no common idioms directly using the word "hyacinth".)

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
2. a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

Từ đồng nghĩa

• jacinth