Hyacinthus

See also: hyacinthus

Translingual

Hyacinthus orientalis

Etymology

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Proper noun

Hyacinthus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Hyacinthaceae – the hyacinths.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asparagaceae - family; Scilloideae - subfamily; Hyacintheae - tribe; Hyacinthinae - subtribe

Derived terms

See also

Scilla bifolia

References

Hyacinthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hyacinthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hyacinthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hyacinthus at The Plant List

English

Alternative forms

Hyacinth

Etymology

From Latin Hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs/

Proper noun

Hyacinthus

(Greek mythology) A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood.

Translations

Greek hero

Armenian: Հիակինթոս (Hiakintʿos)
French: Hyacinthe (fr)
German: Hyakinthos
Greek: Υάκινθος (el) (Yákinthos)
Ancient: Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos)

Inuktitut: ᐦᐃᐊᓯᓐᑐᔅ (hiasintus)
Italian: Giacinto (it)
Latin: Hyacinthus
Russian: Гиаки́нф (Giakínf), Гиаци́нт (ru) (Giacínt)
Spanish: Jacinto (es)

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