HYACINTHINE


Meaning of HYACINTHINE in English

|hīə|sin(t)thə̇n, -nˌthīn adjective

Etymology: Latin hyacinthinus, from Greek hyakinthinos, from hyakinthos hyacinth + -inos -ine

1. : having any one of the four colors hyacinth, hyacinth blue, hyacinth violet, or hyacinth red

2.

a. : of, relating to, or resembling the hyacinth

his hyacinthine locks descend in wavy curls — Alexander Pope

b. : adorned or decorated with hyacinths

with hyacinthine chaplet crowned — Francis Fawkes

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