- A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing
beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common
variety. - A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also
Eastern camass; wild hyacinth. - The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean
plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers;
-- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru. - A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See
Zircon.
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