Pronunciation: ˌ h ī - ə - ' sin(t)-th ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hyakinthos
Date: 1565
: a youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo who memorializes him with a hyacinth growing from the youth's blood
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī - ə - ' sin(t)-th ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hyakinthos
Date: 1565
: a youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo who memorializes him with a hyacinth growing from the youth's blood
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012