[ 'hʌɪəsɪnθ ]
■ noun
1》 a bulbous plant of the lily family with a spike of bell-shaped fragrant flowers. [Genus Hyacinthus : several species.]
2》 another term for jacinth .
Derivatives
~ine -'sɪnθi:n , -θʌɪn adjective
Origin
C16 (denoting a gem): from Fr. ~e , via L. from Gk huakinthos , with ref. to the Greek myth of Hyacinthus, a youth loved by Apollo but accidentally killed by him, from whose blood Apollo caused a flower to grow.