HYACINTHUS


Meaning of HYACINTHUS in English

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

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