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hyacinth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jacinth |
| Type of | zirconium silicate, zircon |
hyacinth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | liliaceous plant |
| Has types | common hyacinth, galtonia candicans, hyacinthus candicans, hyacinthus orientalis, hyacinthus orientalis albulus, cape hyacinth, roman hyacinth, summer hyacinth |
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Satellite photos from 2006 show that the water hyacinth has re-invaded the lake.
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But the hyacinth quickly spread to natural waters, where it breeds prolifically.
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Southern Bangladesh is criss-crossed with rivers and water hyacinth is abundant.
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Handling hyacinth bulbs can cause mild irritation to people with sensitive skin.
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Water hyacinth, common in Southern California water gardens, makes my skin crawl.
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In Lake Okeechobee, the blue-and-purple water hyacinth was higher than our heads.
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Others float in the breaking waves or bob against tangled beds of water hyacinth.
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One of the hyacinth macaws Hal Hodson helped feed on his volunteering holiday.
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Elsewhere, a ring-tailed lemur appears to be happily mating with a hyacinth macaw.
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- A red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
- Any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
- Saints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian (257u2013259 AD). Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. His name was corrupted in England as Saint Pratt. Hyacinth is sometimes called by his Latin name Hyacinthus (in French: Hyacinthe; Spanish: Jacinto; and Italian: Giacinto).
- Hyacinth /u02C8hau026Au0259su026Anu03B8/ or Hyacinthus (in Greek, u1F59u03ACu03BAu03B9u03BDu03B8u03BFu03C2, Hyakinthos) is a divine hero from Greek mythology. His cult at Amyclae, southwest of Sparta, dates from the Mycenaean era. The sanctuary (temenos) grew up around his burial mound (tumulus), located in the Classical period at the feet of Apollo's statue. The literary myths serve to link him to local cults, and to identify him with Apollo.
- Hyacinthus is a genus of bulbous flowering plants, formerly placed in the lily family Liliaceae but now regarded as the type genus of the separate family Hyacinthaceae. They are commonly called Hyacinths, and are native to the eastern Mediterranean region, west Iran, and Turkmenistan.
- A male given name; A female given name. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century
- Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa; A variety of zircon, ranging in color from brown, orange, reddish-brown and yellow
- To dream that you see, or gather, hyacinths, you are about to undergo a painful separation from a friend, which will ultimately result in good for you.
- Greek hyakinthos; Vulgate hyacinthus (Revelation 21:20); the eleventh stone of the foundation of the heavenly city. It corresponds very probably to Heb., the ligurius of Exodus 28:19 and 39:12 (St. Epiphan., "De duodecim gemmis" in P.G., XLIII, 300). The stone spoken of in Cant. ...
